TOTTENHAM is no stranger to missing out on important transfer targets.
Players like Eden Hazard and Paulo Dybala were close to signing for the London club, while Liverpool overwhelmed Spurs in the hunt for Luis Diaz last year.
Tottenham's best players almost signed
Luis Diaz has signed for Liverpool after negotiations failed with Spurs
When it comes to missing out on top talent, Spurs fans have seen it all.
In fact, you could fill an entire XI with apparently dead certificates that North Londoners have somehow missed in recent years.
So that's exactly what we did at SunSport - and Diaz didn't even make the list. Tottenham have trusted Hugo Lloris for years, but the club are said to want a new No 1 soon.
And they almost signed a younger alternative years ago.
Tottenham loaned young Spaniard Pau Lopez in the summer of 2016, with the option of making the deal permanent for just £6m.
They abandoned their choice thinking they could get the promising button cheaper, instead of just bidding £1.7 million.
Espanyol turned down the offer and instead joined Real Betis, who later sold him to Roma for around £20m in 2019. He is currently in Marseilles.
Spurs have also missed out on some of the best defenders over the years, with the exception of Napoli ace Kim Min-jae, whom former manager Jose Mourinho wanted and was not allowed to sign.
Sevilla star Jules Kounde turned down Spurs in 2021 before moving to Barcelona this summer.
The Lilywhites want Ruben Dias in 2020 but will not penalize the £50m fee for the man who became a Manchester City star.
Going back a little further to the third of our bottom three, recall when Spurs failed to pay £13m for Bolton's Gary Cahill on the August 2011 deadline day. Spurs could have had Pau Lopez for just £6m
Spurs could have had Pau Lopez for just £6m
Jules Kounde does not want to join Tottenham
Ruben Dias continues playing at Manchester City after Spurs refuse to pay his asking price
Ruben Dias continues playing at Manchester City after Spurs refuse to pay his asking price
Instead, he will join Chelsea in January next year, winning every club title he has won with the Blues at least once in his seven years at Stamford Bridge - scoring against Spurs. several times in the process.
Adama Traore was our right-back after rejecting Spurs because he didn't want to play at full-back under Antonio Conte.
On the left wing, we are tweaking the rules a little bit to bring Eden Hazard into the squad.
In the summer of 2012, the Belgian flirted with nearly every club in Europe when it became clear that he was leaving Lille.
Gary Cahill may have joined Bolton in the summer of 2011
Gary Cahill may have joined Bolton in the summer of 2011
Adama Traore almost signed for Spurs in 2022
Adama Traore almost signed for Spurs in 2022
Eden Hazard was courted by many clubs before joining Chelsea
Eden Hazard was courted by many clubs before joining Chelsea
He met Harry Redknapp in a hotel, telling the former Spurs boss he would go to White Hart Lane if his team qualified for the Champions League. In fact, Tottenham actually finished 4th but lost their place when Chelsea won the title.
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