The Totally Football Quiz: the players Arsene Wenger almost signed for Arsenal
Arsene Wenger has been talking again about players he nearly signed for Arsenal. We’re not sure why he keeps doing this, but here’s a quiz on it anyway…
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1) What reason did Arsene Wenger recently give to explain why Manchester United gazumped Arsenal to the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo?
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2) Who was Arsene Wenger talking about here, about a transfer from 2012: "Things happened very quickly. We were interested in him. We tried to get him to come here, but he very quickly signed for Juventus."
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3) Who did Wenger say he turned down the chance to sign because he had Ashley Cole and Gael Clichy?
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4) Which player, who would go on to win the Champions League with Barcelona, did Arsenal have on trial in 2003 but couldn't sign for administrative reasons?
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5) Who famously turned down the opportunity to go on trial at Arsenal in 2000?
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6) Which wunderkind did Wenger claim this week he "could have signed for free" early in his career?
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7) Which goalkeeper did Arsene Wenger have dinner with but fail to sign, when he was contemplating how to replace David Seaman?
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8) Wenger tried to recruit Leo Messi (and Gerard Pique) at the same time as Arsenal lured Cesc Fabregas to London. Work permit issues were one barrier to the signing, but according to Spanish football sage Guillem Balague, what was the other reason that Messi didn't join?
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9) Which of the following players who Arsenal eventually did sign, did they miss out on when he was younger and, frankly, better?
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10) Which Brazilian player was Wenger talking about here: "I met his brother, who is his agent, a long, long time before he went to [redacted club he did sign for] - when he was 20 - but we just could not get him to England because of the rules here."
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The Totally Football Show quiz: the players Arsene Wenger nearly signed
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