Federico Valverde At one point or another, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez, Paul Pogba, Raphael Varane, N’Golo Kante, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, and Kylian Mbappe were all on the verge of joining Arsenal, but it was not meant to be.
, a midfielder for Real Madrid, has acknowledged that he was very nearly signing with Arsenal.
After becoming an important member of the La Liga team, the Uruguayan international has established himself as one of the best players in his position in recent seasons.
Last month, Valverde disclosed that he had a trial with the North Londoners when Arsene Wenger was in charge of the team. However, the club turned down his offer to sign, and he soon moved to Madrid.
The Uruguayan talked about the influence former Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez had on him during his time there when he was questioned about his time there.
Before Chile’s match against Uruguay in September, Valverde stated of Sanchez, “I have always been grateful to him.”
“Alexis was one of the few people who came up to help me when I went to train at Arsenal.
“I will always be appreciative of him because he treated me well despite the fact that I was nobody. His purpose was to
Under Wenger, Arsenal lost out on a number of elite players; Valverde is now another.
After a week-long trial at London Colney, the South American moved from Penarol to Madrid in 2016. Since then, he has won two La Liga titles and one Champions League, scoring 19 goals and dishing out 18 assists in 215 games since making his debut in 2018–19.
The majority of players who were on the verge of signing with Arsenal under Wenger have retired. Among them are players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Didier Drogba, Eden Hazard, Claude Makelele, Gareth Bale, Yaya Toure, Ronaldinho, Xabi Alonso, and Gerard Pique.
At one point or another, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez, Paul Pogba, Raphael Varane, N’Golo Kante, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, and Kylian Mbappe were all on the verge of joining Arsenal, but it was not meant to be.
