Arsene Wenger confirmed that in the past he was interested in acquiring Lionel Messi, but the Argentine did not want to leave Barcelona club.
There were rumors in the media that in 2003 A. Wenger turned down the opportunity to lure L. Messi to London's Arsenal. That same year, the strategist managed to purchase Cesc Fabregas from the Catalonia club's academy.
"Reports about Messi are true, but he himself did not want to move anywhere," the Frenchman told journalists. "After all, he felt great in Barcelona."
According to the press, the Gunners in the past have rejected the opportunity to acquire players such as Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eden Hazard, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Yaya Toure.
