Calciomercato.com

Wenger reveals he nearly quit Arsenal

Wenger reveals he nearly quit Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that he almost left the Gunners, and also spoke on the recent summer transfer window for the North London club, deemed a failed by many.

According to The Independent, Wenger told Telefoot: "Yes, I hesitated to extend for personal reasons. I've been at Arsenal for 20 years, and I'm wondering if I should continue to lead the club. We went quite badly during the season." 

Speaking on Arsenal’s transfer turmoil, the Frenchman said,
“We bid €100 million [£92m] for Lemar but the player wanted to stay in Monaco.”
 
"We'll come back in for him. When you let go of a player [Alexis Sanchez] of that calibre, you have to have a substitute, otherwise no one would understand that choice."
 
"I wanted Mbappe too, but €180million [£165.7m] is too much for us," said Wenger.
 
 "But he is a guy that makes a difference. Ninety per cent of the players depend on the team, but he falls in the other 10 per cent.