11 signings made against the manager's wishes

Clubs sign players their managers did not want more often than fans realise. A new Mirror Football piece lists 11 deals that went through against the boss's judgement, where the board pushed the transfer through anyway. The list covers cases where the manager was overruled or left out of the call entirely. It is a reminder that transfer business is not always the manager's decision, no matter how it is presented at the press conference. The full rundown is worth a look.