Figo, Torres, Cole, Salah next? 10 most controversial transfers in football history ranked

Mohamed Salah could be set to join a rival Premier League team should Liverpool fail to meet the Egyptian’s contract demands.

As reported by The Athletic earlier today, Salah will choose to let his existing contract run down and leave on a free at the end of the season should the Reds fail to produce a significantly improved offer.

In that scenario, Salah’s desire would be to remain in the Premier League – something which would undoubtedly spark enormous levels of animosity from the Liverpool fan base.

Realistically, the trophy-hungry player that Salah is means he would likely only be willing to join Manchester City or Chelsea, Liverpool’s two main competitive rivals in the division.

If a deal was to transpire it would easily go down as one of the most controversial transfers ever – could it even take top spot?

Maybe in the Premier League. Although, as you’ll see from this list, some players just didn’t give two hoots when it came to rocking the metaphorical boat of fan anger.

10. Eric Cantona: Leeds > Manchester United

Leeds attempted to sign United full-back Denis Irwin in 1992, but were rebuffed by Sir Alex Ferguson who wanted to keep the Scotsman at the club.

Ferguson did, though, fire back a speculative offer for their French genius worth £1.2 million, and to his surprise, it was accepted.

The Red Devils had their man and Leeds’ fan base were furious with manager Howard Wilkinson for agreeing to the deal.

Cantona went on to enjoy an iconic spell at Old Trafford, proving the Leeds fans right after all.

9. Carlos Tevez: Manchester United > Manchester City

Tevez was a fan favourite in his two year loan spell at United, scoring 34 goals for the club and lifting the Champions League in 2008.

However, that