Pele turned down the chance to play alongside George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton at Manchester United to remain at his beloved Santos in 1968.
In the late 60s, Pele already had two World Cups to his name and was widely regarded as the finest player on the planet.
In the same year that they won their first European Cup, beating Benfica 4-1 in the final, United made an audacious bid to bring Pele to Old Trafford, in a move that would have seen them possess one of the most iconic frontlines in history, with Best, Charlton and Denis Law already in the team.