[Albion] Players we didn't get, then did, then didn't want them.

In relation to the pursuit of Nunez, it seems to me that our recent history of prolonged pursuit of certain players, tends to result in us acquiring someone who doesn't work out so well, Ulloa and Mac Allister being two exceptions, but I am thinking Ryan Harley, Jahanbakhsh, Andone, and to some extent Tau, though I realise that was pursuit of a permit rather than the player. I know we track some players over several seasons, but I am thinking of players we either bid for and failed to land at first, or had to wait and gamble on permits, who else fits this category?

Weren't we after Andone for several season prior to signing him? Same with Maty Ryan too I think.