The top ten players who came agonisingly close to signing for Arsenal:
http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/transfer_talk/132820/top-10-players-very-nearly-signed-by-arsene-wenger.html
Top 10 players narrowly missed by Wenger
posted on 2/8/12
Doesn't mata, Isco and Sahin are coming to help Santi.
posted on 2/8/12
Ronaldo,
Ronaldinho
Messi
Ibrahimovic
Yaya Toure
Xabi Alonso
Mata
A few off the top of my head
posted on 3/8/12
Messi? He has always been a Barca player since age 13; Arsenal never tried to sign him esp as he was suffering from a growth hormone deficiency.
posted on 3/8/12
Messi? Yaya? them two should be in there.
posted on 3/8/12
we did try to sign him chicco, work permit stopped us.
posted on 3/8/12
If these players had all signed and stayed at Arsenal, we would have kept a few players that have left in recent years, resulting in the potential XI of...
Cech
Sagna Vermaelen Koscielny Clichy
Y.Toure Alonso Fabregas
Eto'o Ibrahimovic Ronaldo
Bench: Szczesny, K.Touré, Wilshere, Walcott, Mata, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Drogba
...
posted on 3/8/12
Messi can't be included we may have been interested but it was impossible under work permit rule.
posted on 3/8/12
we had agreed for him to come, so i guess he can be included, then their were work permit issues and i think it was his dad couldnt be bothereed waiting and faffing around and the rest is history...
posted on 3/8/12
there's no way Messi would've left Barca for anyone even if we could get a permit.