Being a dilemma, Arsenal could almost bring Messi from Barcelona

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi is a famous Blaugrana football icon in recent years. Who would have thought he almost joined the Premier League giant, Arsenal.

This was confirmed by former Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger. Wenger was fortunate to be able to recruit Argentina national team players when he joined the Barcelona youth team.


"In life, some have to go through regrets and failures in business, and one example is the inability to bring Messi," the Frenchman told sources quoted by the Football Espana information page.

"In 2003, we recruited Cesc Fabregas and we had the opportunity to talk to Lionel Messi when we were in the Barcelona youth team and we did not become stars like today," he said. he added.

The desire of the former Gunners to train himself because it is a transfer strategy for the team. They believe that bringing young stars can be a good step forward to move the club forward.

"We want to recruit young players to form a great team. With Messi, (Gerard) Pique and Fabregas, we will form training that is second to none. But in the end, Messi remains in Spain," concluded the former 69-year-old coach. year.


Regret always come back later, Messi's article has managed to become the most phenomenal Barcelona player. Noted that he has presented 34 winning trophies from various major titles such as LaLiga, Copa del Rey and the Champions League.

While Arsenal are currently listed as only able to win 26 trophies without being able to win even a single title in the Champions League. If only Wenger succeeded in convincing Messi, the Gunners would probably be the most feared team in Europe so far.

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