Arsenal lost out to Chelsea over the signings of Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante because of the financial restrictions they were working under during both transfer sagas.
Former Gunners boss Arsene Wenger tried to buy Hazard from Lille but withdrew interest when realising that incredibly wealthy clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester City were also in pursuit and offering huge wages. “Yes,’’ Wenger said in 2012 when asked whether he had been in the hunt for Hazard. “The transfer price was fixed, because he had a clause, so everybody was at the same level. "Let’s not forget that all the big budgets in England were after him.
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