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09-11-2021 | 15:07 Football
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Arsene Wenger reveals the Arsenal player he regretted selling the most

Arsene Wenger has revealed that selling Nicolas Anelka was particularly painful for him during his time at Arsenal. The legendary Gunners boss left the north London club in the summer of 2018 following 22 years at the helm, during which he helped turn Arsenal into a modern footballing superpower. During the second half of the 1997/98 double season in the absence of Ian Wright, Anelka won the PFA Young Player of the Year award the following campaign before forcing through a big-money move to Real Madrid. Arsenal made a staggering £22.5million profit on a player who had cost just £500,000, and bought Thierry Henry with the proceeds, however, Wenger had always planned to pair the two French international speedsters together. Speaking at an event alongside his friend and former colleague David Dein, Wenger said:
"Yes, we used the Arsene Wenger card and players wanted to go to where they would win. My biggest regret and shame is that Anelka left.   "He could have been special, instead he played for 13 clubs.   "On Ronaldo, we scouted him and were impressed. WE dad dinner, we discussed money. The next day Manchester United blew us out of the water. We were used."
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