Jude Bellingham eclipses Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe as Arsenal biggest transfer regret
You've heard the tales and there are many of them. The list of players that could have played for Arsenal under Arsene Wenger reads like a who's who of world football.
It's almost become a running joke about of the number of stars who were 'close' to joining the Gunners. As per Planet Football, there are honourable mentions such as N'Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Eden Hazard, Angel Di Maria, Karim Benzema, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Didier Drogba.
But the starting Xl of players that Wenger nearly signed for Arsenal really does make you think what could have been. Work permit and passport issues respectively saw the Frenchman miss out on Ronaldinho and Yaya Toure, whilst he's confessed it was a «huge mistake» not signing Gareth Bale from Southampton.
Although that one is understandable given Ashley Cole and Gael Clichy were the left-backs at the time and who could have predicted Bale would have developed into one of the best wingers of his generation? The same applies to Lionel Messi as he was comfortable at Barcelona.
Having said that, with Cristiano Ronaldo's rise to stardom and Kylian Mbappe's current trajectory those two are perhaps the biggest transfer regrets for Arsenal. Well, until now. Another one that 'got away' from the Gunners long after Wenger had departed is Jude Bellingham.
As the story goes, as told by club legend Tony Adams, the England international could have made the switch to North London prior to joining Borussia Dortmund and subsequently Real Madrid in the summer just gone, but a move did not materialise because Edu Gaspar 'didn't know anything about him.'
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