Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has fascinatingly revealed how the club turned down the chance to sign Cristiano Ronaldo for just £15million in 2003.
In the summer of 2003, Ronaldo left boyhood club Sporting Lisbon for Manchester United - where he became a household name - before becoming the best player alongside Lionel Messi in world football at Real Madrid.
However, things could have turned out very differently for Ronaldo, with Laporta - who had just begun his reign as Barca president - claiming he could well have been team-mates with his great rival Messi, if it wasn't for the club already investing their money elsewhere.