Hope this isn’t taken down with the new rules but I was curious if there’s any players who supported a certain club but never actually ended up playing for that team.
The example that springs to mind is Zidane with Marseille. 🩵
Any others?
Gareth Bale? Never played for cardiff
Haaland and Leeds
Pretty sure we had the opportunity to sign him, but radz wouldn’t cough up
Much as i worship the man, bielsa would’ve probably benched him for bamford
He said he wanted to win the league with them at the start of last season iirc
If Haaland joins leeds and wins the league with them every Manchester united fan will call it quits… Myself included
Shut down Old Trafford while you’re at it.
Most united fans I know have already called it quits and say they’re not really interested in football atm.
Bobby Charlton and Newcastle
And Jack Charlton too
R9 with Flamengo
Jaime Carragher.
Messi and Newell’s I think
Heard Pele actually grew up supporting Cardiff but his parents didn’t know wales was a country and wouldn’t let him leave to play in an oceanic animal.
Pogba for Marseille Ole Gunnar Solksjaer for Liverpool
Harry Kane and Arsenal
Mason Mount is a Pompey fan
Micha Richards never burst onto the scene at arsenal.
Lukaku still hasn’t yet, but I have a feeling his boyhood club will be whoever he signs for next.
Jamie Carragher was an Everton fan growing up.
Loads of prominent Liverpool players over the years have been reported as boyhood Everton fans. Carragher is an obvious one, Gerrard has been strongly rumoured although there seems to be some denial around it, Robbie Fowler grew up an Evertonian as did Michael Owen (his dad started his career at Everton), Steve McManaman admits he grew up as an Everton fan.
Jamie carragher and Robbie fowler were both childhood Everton fans