What could have been, Sir Alex Ferguson dreamed of signing the Ballon d'Or

Manchester United has had some very difficult years since the era after Sir Alex began, it has had some big failures in recent years, this institution has lost its identity in many aspects of the team's performance, it does not have the same importance to play in this club as it was before, there was a time when the ultimate desire of the players was to get to play at Old Trafford.

Over time the club has moved away from being one of the most prestigious clubs for world class players, respect for the most iconic institution in English football has been lost, England's top team has struggled to return to the elite of Europe's top clubs. It is so important to bring back those days when there was nothing more important than playing for Man Utd.

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Sir Alex Ferguson left many championships to enhance the club's history, and he had many ambitions, at the time the manager had a very close relationship with his board who supported him, there was a lot of communication for the club to find the best possible version, they knew the importance of being at the club as players, he was part of the club's greatest era, he is immortalised by the Red Devils fans.

Even a legend of the team commented on one of the biggest disappointments Sir Alex had with this team, a failed signing many seasons ago, he knew the potential of this French striker who just received the golden ball, who was a goalscorer for more than a decade at Real Madrid and won five Champions League titles. He is Karim Benzema, a player who has marked an era.

“Not being able to sign Karim Benzema with the Red Devils affected Sir Alex Ferguson”

He knew the potential of that Lyon striker from France, before this player arrived at Real Madrid he was one of the players he most wanted to have at Old Trafford, no doubt it would have been a different story to have a player who has been consistent in many years of his career, and who could have scored many goals in the years they could have had him in the Manchester United squad, he was a probability at the time.