The tremenda confession of Arsène Wenger on Leo Messi and Hammered

Arsène Wenger will put an end to his stay at the head of the Arsenal, where has been trainer during more than two decades. In an extensive interview conceded to the official web of the club, the French technician has desvelado several details on his vivencias in the team londinense. One of the most surprising was that the Arsenal could fichar to Gerard Hammered and to Leo Messi.

Wenger recognised that in 2003 could fichar to both, but that finally only was possible the contracting of Cesc Fábregas, that would become the captain gunner: "I saw Me with the parents of Cesc when we also were interested in Messi and Hammer. We try fichar to the three, but of course did not go out well. We remain us with a jewel: Cesc is an exceptional footballer. Has a brain done for the football".

"I saw me with the parents of Cesc when we also were interested in Messi and Hammer. We try fichar to the three, but did not go out well"

The technician of the Arsenal explained why finally could not fichar to l Argentinian star and to the central Catalan: "With Messi and Hammered the thing did not go out because of his agents. I think that had something that see with Nike in that period and wanted to that I Hammered was to the United. Regarding Messi, is clear that the Barcelona did not want to lose him and did the necessary offer so that it was still in the Barcelona".

Wenger admitted that it does not know if Leo Messi wished fichar by the Arsenal, since the FC Barcelona cut of root this possibility: "The truth is that I do not know if Messi was interested in coming to the Arsenal... I could not arrive the sufficiently near to force an agreement because the Barcelona braked this possibility very at the beginning".

Cristiano Ronaldo also could be 'gunner'

Wenger also recognised the near that were of fichar to Cristiano Ronaldo: "The player that the Arsenal no fichó and of the that all the world agrees is Ronaldo. It was here with his mother and the postures were very near. But it arrived the Manchester United, that had then to Carlos Queiroz like assistant. It played a party against the Sporting of Lisbon, Ronaldo shined and then it ficharon".

The technician of the Arsenal confessed that finally the economic factor decanted the scales: "we Offered 4,5 million pounds and were negotiating. David Dean gathered with Jorge Mendes in Paris, that then represented to the Sporting, and were very near. But the United offered 12 million pounds, something very far of what could give we".