Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Arsene Wenger (photo by Philipp Schmidli, Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Former Arsenal Director Arsene Wenger revealed that he once came so close to pulling a metaphor that would change the history of football.
Speaking to Q&A a few years ago, Wenger revealed that he almost signed Cristiano Ronaldo for Arsenal After agreeing with a deal and lunch with the player’s mother.
We all know what happened next, however, as Manchester United were cut off and brought Ronaldo to Old Trafford.
The Frenchman has also previously mentioned near some other major plates, such as Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale and Gerard Pique, but it seems that Ronaldo stands out as the one who really thought he was completed.
“Oh! I would say there is no player, there are 50 (I’m sorry I don’t sign)! On the other hand, perhaps the closest was Cristiano Ronaldo when he signed for Man United, “Wenger said.
“We had deal with Sporting and Man United got Carlos Queiroz As an assistant coach, and simply overcome us quickly and took Ronaldo. But we had a deal basically. He had Arsenal’s shirt, I had lunch with him and his mother on the training ground!
“It’s an example, but there were so many. The story of a big club is full of big players!”
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As fans prepare their plans for How to buy Man United Vs Arsenal tickets For this big weekend game, some may be wondering how the story of this weekend could have been so different if this deal had worked differently.
Ronaldo made the move to United in the summer of 2003 and Arsenal went unbeaten as they won the Premier League title at that time.
Still, it wasn’t long before Sir Alex Ferguson had the Red Devils back on top, while Wenger’s Gunners fell into decline.
The Portuguese superstar It was a large part of United’s success, shooting them in three Premier League titles in the series between 2007 and 2009, as well as winning the Champions League at that time.
Needless to say, Ronaldo could have been perfectly ideal to help Arsenal through this difficult time when he said goodbye to the legends of the club in attack such as Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Robert Pires.
Ronaldo continued to take part in Real Madrid, where he played some of the best football of his career and won four other Champions League titles – the kind of success that Arsenal fans can only dream of.
Wenger had a great management career, but he comes so close to the signing of a long time must be a great regret that keeps him at night!
