According to Arsene Wenger, Cristiano Ronaldo could sign Arsenal early career

In a documentary on the Real Madrid player, which aired Tuesday night on ITV4 British chain, coach Gunners back on this episode: "It was very close to coming He had his flock jersey number 9.". In 2003, Cristiano Ronaldo was on the verge of signing for Arsenal. Finally, the Gunners have missed the boat ... Here's the story.

It is almost ... During his speech in a documentary broadcast on ITV4 channel, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he could obtain the signature of Cristiano Ronaldo. There ten years, "CR7" still evolving at Sporting Lisbon. Talented and motivated the young striker was then set to leave the Portuguese team. Knowing this, the Arsenal board had offered to come do a trial week in England. She had proved inconclusive and Arsene Wenger was excited to be able to rely on the native Funchal.

But it was without counting on the presence of a certain Manchester United Carlos Queiroz, who knew very well the prodigy Cristiano Ronaldo. In the end, he managed to convince "CR7" to settle down at Old Trafford and transfer reported 17.5 million euros to Sporting. "It was very close to coming here. He even had an Arsenal jersey with the number 9 flock." With hindsight, the French engineer judge he could not do much more to secure the services of the footballer who is now a reference in the world of football. "That's life. Sometimes you give up but you come across stronger than you people (Carlos Queiroz, ed.) It could be alright."

Today, Arsene Wenger believes that Cristiano Ronaldo is a "complete athlete" who "highly effective" in front of goal. In his eyes, it is useless to compare Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona). "Messi is an artist who does things that nobody else can do," he said. Asked whether he thinks that the left winger Gareth Bale, who was transferred from Tottenham to Real Madrid last summer, could follow the same path as "CR7" the coach said that the Welsh " still some way to go "before acknowledging that it is" very exciting "to see these two players move together on the ground.