Remember Arsene Wenger stated how he nearly signed the likes Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mpabbe? Well, everyone’s favorite President and General Manager Nelson Rodriguez has a similar tale to tell.

Here’s a list of the more notable players that N-Rod almost got to play for the Fire Red, enough to fill up a five-a-side soccer match.

Fernando Torres

If I had a dollar for every time the Fire was linked with Torres, I’d have a couple of dollars— probably enough to buy some Ice Cream Nachos. At one point or another, Torres was reportedly in “advance negotiations” with the club.