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Published 14:43 9 Jul 2017 BST
Updated 14:43 9 Jul 2017 BST
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In 1997, Barcelona reportedly bid £20 million for Shearer but, unwilling to uproot his family, the striker turned down the opportunity.
Shearer also rejected the chance to move to Old Trafford but he is in no doubt about which of his two former suitors is the bigger club.
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Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that the former England international is one of few players that he regrets not signing.
"Alan Shearer is one I wish I'd signed, but for me the most disappointing of all was Paul Gascoigne," Ferguson said.
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