Another star Arsene Wenger missed out on…
According to respected football journalist Rob Draper, Arsene Wenger identified new Chelsea signing Juan Cuadrado three years ago as a player he would like at Arsenal, but rejected the chance to sign him.
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Wenger narrowly missed out on Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Angel di Maria and many more years before the players reached their world-class status, and it seems Cuadrado is another star that could have lined up for the Gunners.
#AFC identified Cuadrado around 3 yrs ago – but had so many right sided attackers, made no sense to buy him http://t.co/Rs8zPgEtkq
— Rob Draper (@draper_rob) February 2, 2015
Wenger will be hoping that the Colombia international doesn’t go on to help the Blues to the Premier League title this season.