Kim Kallstrom was convinced his dream move to Arsenal would be cancelled after he hurt his back training on the beach. The Swedish midfielder joined the Gunners on loan from Spartak Moscow in the final hours of deadline day in January 2014.
But he had suffered a knock while training with his parent club and alerted Arsenal, fearing the plug would be pulled on the transfer.
With time running out to add to their squad, however, the north London club ploughed on and completed the switch. Kallstrom did not make his debut for two months and went on to make just four appearances under Arsene Wenger but did help the club to the FA Cup Final where they saw off Hull. "There were a couple of clubs in the Premier League that could have been in for
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