Arsene Wenger says Arsenal got very close to signing Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
dailystar.co.ukArsenal vice-chairman David Dein have revealed how they let the two greatest footballers of all time slip through their grasp.Dein and Wenger were eager to bring both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to Highbury as teenagers, having tracked their progress at Sporting Lisbon and Barcelona respectively.The period in question was around 2002-2003 before Ronaldo’s move to Manchester United and Cesc Fabregas’ arrival at Arsenal, when the Gunners regularly competed for the Premier League title.And the two Arsenal legends, who were speaking at an event for the Twinning Project on Monday night at the London Palladium, explained exactly how the Gunners missed out on two prospects who went on to win 11 Ballon d’Ors between them.Wenger said: “Messi.
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