Cristiano Ronaldo will always be the one that got away for some connected to Liverpool.
Back when Gerard Houllier was at the helm on Merseyside, with Phil Thompson as his number two, the Reds were strong contenders to sign the future five-time Ballon d'Or winner from his first club, Sporting Lisbon.
According to Thompson, the youngster was being offered to a number of clubs by his agent at the time, Paul Stretford, including Manchester United and Newcastle, and was valued at a measly £4million. Liverpool were interested in snapping up the wonderkid and the Reds assistant flew out to Portugal to conduct a scouting mission.
