The Champions League is the biggest trophy in European club football. This is the tournament loved by football players all over the world and the dream of many is to compete and ultimately raise the championship trophy. However, lifting the prestigious trophy is not for everyone, as is the case with some of football's greatest legends.
Despite the popularity of some legendary footballers, they have never had the honor of winning the UEFA Champions League. In this article, we'll take a look at an all-star lineup of football's greatest legends who have never won the Champions League. Representing the team in the middle of the club is Gianluigi Buffon. The Juventus legend has played many games in this tournament but there are always moments when he falls short. In 2003, he reached the Champions League final but lost. Same goes for 2015 and 2017.
In defense are World Cup winners Lillian Thuram, Fabio Cannavaro and Georgio Chiellini. Georgio Chiellini was also heartbroken in the Champions League final.
In midfield are Pavel Nedved and Lothar Matthaus. Former Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona stars Cesc Fabregas and Michael Ballack are other midfield legends who failed to win the Champions League before retiring.
There are also stars like Francesco Totti and Diego Maradona, who are considered one of the greatest players in the history of football. However, the Napoli legend never won the Champions League before retiring. Italian legend Roberto Baggio and former Arsenal star Dennis Bergkamp have also never won the Champions League.
Here is the full squad of football legends who have never won the Champions League:
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Frank Kessie
Manchester United want to strengthen their midfield and are interested in the services of Franck Kessie from Barcelona.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Man Utd, Tottenham and Chelsea are three PL teams that want to sign the Ivory Coast international.
The Catalan source mentions that Erik ten Hag wants to strengthen things in the center of attack and believes Kessie would be a perfect fit at Old Trafford.
Barcelona were able to sign the African star on a free transfer last year and he will earn a salary of 9 million euros per season, or about 150,000 pounds per week (FT).
The 26-year-old primarily plays as a defensive midfielder but has also proven to excel in the creative central midfield role. In the 2020-21 season, Kessie has directly contributed to 20 goals in all competitions for AC Milan. Moreover, he was also an important player in the Rossoneri squad that won the Scudetto last season.
MD claims the versatile midfielder prefers to focus on Barcelona but to be fair, he has to leave to play regularly in the first team.
Since arriving at Camp Nou, the 60-year-old Ivory Coast player has only started 4 matches in Spanish La Liga for the Blaugrana.
The Red Devils paid a hefty sum for Casemiro in the summer transfer window. The Samba star is one of the best defensive midfielders in the world.
Do you think Man Utd really need to sign Franck Casemiro?
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