Paul Gascoigne to Dens Park. The convicted fraudster joined the club's board in 2003, but resigned months later as the club ran into financial difficulties.
Under the ownership of the Marr brothers Dundee had spent big money on some superstar signings, with Claudio Caniggia famously plying his trade at Dens Park.
After Di Stefano's arrival he sought another big name, with manager Jim Duffy revealing that Rangers legend Gazza was considered.
Duffy said on the Football Daft podcast : "What happened was, we had a director at the time, Giovanni Di Stefano - he wanted a celebrity signing. "He kept at me, so we tried to get Gazza, so I arranged to meet Gazza.
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