Arsene Wenger is known to have his finger in many pies, so to speak.
Or at least he says he is. If there’s a half decent player anywhere in the world, Wenger ‘could have signed him’ at some point – Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Yaya Toure to name but a few.
Another player who was apparently on Wenger’s radar recently is Manchester United’s new teenage sensation Anthony Martial.
The 19-year-old forward, who has been likened to Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, has scored three goals in his first two Premier League games.
All those people (including us) who were scoffing at his £36m price tag aren’t scoffing quite as vociferously now.
But Wenger claims he turned down to chance to snap up the former Monaco player – despite scouting him from a young age.
“We have known him since he was a kid. But he’s more of a winger-type,” he said.
“He’s an exceptional talent I agree with you but I believe that he plays in positions where we have players like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexis Sanchez and Joel Campbell who can play in the position.”
Shrewd. Really shrewd.
