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The Zlatan does not play on the wing
The 'Arsene Wenger Tried to Sign' Thread
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The Zlatan does not play on the wing
Only 2 years later Czech Republic joined the EU so work permit issues would have been irrelvent
Bet he never tried to sign Tom Cleverley.
Thank feck we beat him to the signatures of Manucho, Dong, Diouf, Djemba and Miller.
I presume most 'big' clubs make enquiries for the best youth players.
For some reason the media are reporting it like Arsene is the oracle.
For some reason the media are reporting it like Arsene is the oracle.
I bet somewhere there's a really brilliant 17-year-old not signing for Arsenal as we speak.
Journos love Arsene - he chats to them and gives them stories when there's nothing worth saying.
Could you imagine if people listened to him and scrapped the work permit. The amount of tut players coming to the Premier League and English football would be untold.
The problem is this country's FA needs to get their head out of the sand and address the real issue. The issue isn't foreign players the issue is this country has a poor set up when it comes to developing players at a young age. Spain doesn't have visa restrictions yet seems to be managing just fine don't they?
This country has notoriously had poor coaching for years now and until that is rectified nothing will improve.
Can't believe no one has mentioned Martial till now:
If Wenger had his way, however, Martial could be lining up for the north London side, rather than against them.
“I was surprised they sold him,” Wenger told several national newspapers. “The amount of money was massive. I believe that you could think that, if you are Monaco, you could have sold him as well next season.
“So I thought they would not sell him this year because they sold many other players. I thought they would maintain their word. He was not sellable. He was not on the list. He was one of the players Monaco did not want to sell, so we never made an approach for him.
“Only an acceptable amount of money after could do it. We always liked him, even when he was in Lyon.”
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/03/arsene-wenger-monaco-anthony-martial-not-for-sale
If Wenger had his way, however, Martial could be lining up for the north London side, rather than against them.
“I was surprised they sold him,” Wenger told several national newspapers. “The amount of money was massive. I believe that you could think that, if you are Monaco, you could have sold him as well next season.
“So I thought they would not sell him this year because they sold many other players. I thought they would maintain their word. He was not sellable. He was not on the list. He was one of the players Monaco did not want to sell, so we never made an approach for him.
“Only an acceptable amount of money after could do it. We always liked him, even when he was in Lyon.”
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/03/arsene-wenger-monaco-anthony-martial-not-for-sale
Surprise surprise, has he said he nearly signed B. Bjarnason yet
Henrikh Mkhitaryan - ended up signing two years later
Wenger doesn't deal with super agents though...
If true, wow that's got to hurt. Arsenal have champions league and they are in London. It must be the Wenger mentality which put him off.
Well, he did sign Robson-Kanu when he was 10 tho, props to him
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/04/hal-robson-kanu-wales-euro-2016
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/04/hal-robson-kanu-wales-euro-2016
This thread. 
Wenger. Worst yet, he always seems to come out and admit these stories after the fact, when the player has signed for another club and turned out rather good
Like seriously Arsene, that would piss off the Arsenal fans even more, not make you seem like some master scout to them.
Like seriously Arsene, that would piss off the Arsenal fans even more, not make you seem like some master scout to them.
Or it could be complete made up nonsense on Twitter?
Saying that I heard we were interested in him, the offer he had from Man Utd was far in excess of what we'd pay. Wouldn't sound far off, Man Utd do pay top whack. On the other hand there is no Arsenal player on more than £140k a week.
Romelu Lukaku
I could be the price of play-doh. We would never know why I player rejected one club for another unless the player said it. A lot of times deals don't materialize is because of agents. A lot of managers don't work with a lot of agents.
Wenger logic: Almost signed anyone who went on to be a top player.
Thank Christ he never got Mkhitaryan.
He'd be a massive improvement on their wingers.
He'd be a massive improvement on their wingers.
Even if this is true I bet Wenger and the board still stand by this dodged bullet. London property is ridiculous, would have to increase season tickets even more
I heard he almost signed god, but then realised he needed a couple more days to create the world.
Later he tried to sign Jesus, but his move got blocked by a large boulder.
Then there was Elvis, but he crash landed in a UFO on the loch nesses head and then put an end to that other lanky winger that he was due to sign.
Later he tried to sign Jesus, but his move got blocked by a large boulder.
Then there was Elvis, but he crash landed in a UFO on the loch nesses head and then put an end to that other lanky winger that he was due to sign.
This is how Wenger almost signed so many players. He is running 500 monitors with Championship Manager lol
N'Golo Kante
Ffs just watching this on Sky, what a fecking clown
I wonder if this is just a running joke he has going on with the press
Getting to the point now he must be aware, just claiming that of course there was a chance they could sign these players. Even Accrington Stanley have a chance...a very fecking slim one.
Why does he even mention it? Even if blatantly asked by the press, what good could come out of saying you nearly signed a top player that you'll never get the chance to sign again? There's nothing to gain and so much to lose.
Think he loves being the "almost" man. Probably does the lottery every week and thinks he almost wins every time.