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Ronaldo and Messi could have played together at Arsenal, says Wenger
• Arsène Wenger reflects on how he tried to sign both in 2003
• ‘Ronaldo was very close. Messi didn’t work because of agents’
• ‘Ronaldo was very close. Messi didn’t work because of agents’
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi could have played together at Arsenal had things worked out differently.
Arsène Wenger, who took charge of the final game of his 22-year reign last weekend, has revealed how he tried to sign both in 2003. Instead Ronaldo went to Manchester United before joining Real Madrid, and Wenger was unable to prise Messi from Barcelona.
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