Paul Scholes believes Manchester United were ready to announce the signing of Ronaldinho and had picked out his shirt number before his transfer to Old Trafford collapsed.
United had sold David Beckham to Real Madrid in the summer of 2003 and the Brazilian was set to join the Reds as his replacement after emerging as one of the world's most exciting forwards during his time at Paris Saint-Germain.
Instead, Ronaldinho joined Barcelona for £25million and went on to lift two Spanish titles and one Champions League trophy with the La Liga giants before departing for AC Milan.
Scholes believes Sir Alex Ferguson had convinced the iconic playmaker to move to England with United ready to announce his move from France.
"I remember two or three that were possibly coming," he told BBC. "I think the one that stands out is Ronaldinho.
"I can't remember what year it was but I really think the manager got him.
"He was away on pre-season and we were as a close as announcing him and giving him a number but I think he ended up changing his mind at the last minute and signing for Barcelona.
"It's strange really because we played Barcelona on that pre-season tour.
"We were all excited - Ronaldinho, what a player! I think he was coming from PSG at the time and we were all going to get to play with him and he's going to bring something special.
"Almost like what Eric Cantona brought to the team then three days later, we're playing against him and all trying to kick him because he didn't sign for us.
"It was disappointing but I was lucky enough to play with some great players and he'd have just been another unbelievable player I'd had played with but it just never happened."
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