Barcelona Star Yaya Toure Baffled Why Arsenal
Never Signed Him
Midfielder wants to play in England one day...
Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure has revealed that he came very close to joining Arsenal instead of Olympiakosin 2005.
The 26-year-old has since become one of Europe's finest defensive midfielders and continues to attract attentions from thePremier League too, with a clutch of England's top clubs said to be tracking him.
Manchester City , Manchester United and Chelsea as well as the Gunners were said to be interested in securing his services in the summer as he entered contract talks at the Camp Nou .
That interest has reportedly continued into this transfer window, and Toure admits that he would like to play in England's top flight one day.
"I was disappointed and never understood why [Arsenal manager Arsene] Wenger did not want to close the deal," he told Spanish newspaper Marca, referring to the potential deal in 2005.
The 26-year-old has since become one of Europe's finest defensive midfielders and continues to attract attentions from the
That interest has reportedly continued into this transfer window, and Toure admits that he would like to play in England's top flight one day.
"I was disappointed and never understood why [Arsenal manager Arsene] Wenger did not want to close the deal," he told Spanish newspaper Marca, referring to the potential deal in 2005.
"But one day I would like to play in the Premier League."
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