LIST | 5 superstar players Wasps almost signed...

Below, RUCK has assembled a list of the best players linked with moves to Wasps down the years.

The openside was linked with a move to England by RugbyInsideLine, who also mooted Sale Sharks and Saracens as possible destinations.

At the time, former Wasps fly-half Andy Goode said on The Rugby Pod: "Think of the South Africa connection, Willie le Roux , Juan de Jongh, Nizaam Carr."

Hot on the heels of landing fly half Danny Cipriani for 2015/16 season, Wasps reportedly made an audacious attempt to bring David Pocock to the Premiership in a potential deal that would make the Australia flanker the highest paid rugby player in the world.

According to would offer him a package in excess of the £1.4 million. This would have been one of the biggest transfers ever.

The 2003 World Cup hero was linked with a move to the then London club in 2008 with his contract with Newcastle Falcons set to expire.

However, due to his struggles with injury and the emergence of Danny Cipriani, Wasps backed out after being outbid by French side Toulon.

Wilkinson went onto become a club legend in the south of France, , where he won two Heineken Cups and one Top 14 championship in five seasons.

Director of Rugby Dai Young was reportedly keen to land the 31-cap All Blacks playmaker from Toulon in 2017.

With Danny Cipriani, who eventually joined Gloucester, and Jimmy Gopperth potentially departing the Ricoh Arena that summer, Wasps were keen to get a deal for a number 10 tied up by January.

Gopperth would eventually sign a new deal with the black and golds also signing Lima Sopoaga and Billy Searle ahead of the 2018/19 season. McAllister eventually joined Clermont before retiring.

A player that Wasps have approached on more than one occasion.  Dai Young admitted going after Leigh Halfpenny is a no-brainer in 2015 if the Welsh superstar wants to jump ship after two injury-hit years with Toulon in France. The black and golds were again linked in 2017 when Kurtley Beale departed the Ricoh Arena.