Bod
I think he did, but it wasn't going to happen, was it. I mean Harry Haslam apparently had connections in Argentina and that's how Sabella ended up in Sheffield. I honestly think Haslam was approached about acquiring Maradona for Arsenal, but he was box office wasn't he, so went to Barcelona.
I know Ardiles and Villa went to Spurs, but that was off the scale back then.
I could just see Diego in The Three Legs, as I type this.