Salvador Cabanas was once set to transform a Manchester United participant sooner than he was once shot within the head outdoor of a nightclub in Mexico.

The Paraguay world, who survived the assault, received the South American Participant of the 12 months Award in 2007 and Sir Alex Ferguson was once reportedly an enormous fan.

Then again, a horrendous assault in 2010 put an finish to the transfer utterly.

Elderly 29 on the time, Cabanas was once shot within the head within the bogs of Bar Bar nightclub in Mexico Town the place he was once the megastar participant for Membership The us through a person claiming to be a drug broker.

A six-hour operation stopped the inner bleeding, however medical doctors left the bullet in his mind for worry of doing additional injury – hanging an finish to any likelihood of enjoying within the Global Cup later that yr, the place he was once anticipated to megastar.

Chatting with Telefuturo, Cabanas stated: “I had signed a pre-contract settlement for £1.3million)for a switch to Europe. They advised me my vacation spot can be Manchester United.

“Membership The us doubled my wage and gave me one condominium in Acapulco and any other in Cancun to check out and stay me on the membership.”

Extremely, the striker made a comeback with place of birth membership Membership 12 de Octubre in 2012 sooner than retiring two years later.

Now elderly 38, he works in a bakery within the Paraguayan capital town of Asuncion promoting bread.