sport news Cristiano Ronaldo and N'Golo Kante nearly signed for Arsenal admits former boss ...

sport news Cristiano Ronaldo and N'Golo Kante nearly signed for Arsenal admits former boss ...
sport news Cristiano Ronaldo and N'Golo Kante nearly signed for Arsenal admits former boss ...
Arsene Wenger admits he could have signed Cristiano Ronaldo for Arsenal if he was just 'a few days quicker'... and that he also narrowly missed out on landing a teenage N'Golo Kante! Arsene Wenger was Arsenal boss when he tried to sign Cristiano Ronaldo Wenger admits the club needed to be a 'fraction quicker' to pip Man Utd in 2003 Speaking to Ian Wright, he revealed how he missed out on a young N'Golo Kante 

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Arsene Wenger claims that Arsenal could have signed Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003 if they were 'just a fraction quicker' before Manchester United pipped them.

At the time, Ronaldo was a relative unknown 17-year-old at Sporting Lisbon while Wenger was in charge of an Arsenal side who along with United were the chief challengers for the Premier League title. 

Wenger's 22 years at the Gunners before leaving in 2018 was known for the club missing out on star players within in their grasp, having also failed to land Zlatan Ibrahimovic early in his career after only offering him a trial and not a contract. 

Arsene Wenger has recalled how he nearly signed Cristiano Ronaldo and N'Golo Kante

Arsene Wenger has recalled how he nearly signed Cristiano Ronaldo and N'Golo Kante

Wenger was pipped to the Portuguese star by Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United

Wenger was pipped to the Portuguese star by Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United

But Ronaldo could be the biggest of the

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