Wenger: We never stood a chance of signing Messi

I ask a question a few years back, Cesc and messi played in the same team. If arsene wenger can scout cesc, of course he would have scouted messi. Y didnt we tried to sign messi?

finally it confirm wat we speculated....



Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that he believes Barcelona star Lionel Messi is the best player in the world at the moment and claimed that despite tracking him from a young age he was realistic about his chances of stealing the Argentine from under the noses of the Catalan club.

Speaking last week to the official Arsenal magazine in the aftermath of Argentina’s impressive 2-0 victory over France at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome, Wenger remarked, “There was an absolute superstar on the pitch and that was Lionel Messi.”

“I would pay to watch him because it’s just a pleasure to see him play. I see big comparisons between him and Maradona, although I must it’s in favour of Messi.

“Don’t forget he’s still young, the same age as Cesc [Fabregas]. We knew about him when he was playing in the same youth team as Cesc, but there was never a chance of getting him because his family was in Barcelona and he was linked with the club.”