Wenger reveals he convinced Mbappe to join Arsenal
- Arsenal almost got Mbappe to join the team in 2016.
- Arsene Wenger went to talk to Mbappe’s parents to convince them but to no avail.
- Mbappe chose to stay at Monaco before later joining PSG.
Former Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has revealed that once.
When he was still at the helm of the Gunners in 2016, Wenger once went to Mbapp’s house. Mbappe to convince the player to move to play for Arsenal, but in the end. Mbappe’s family decided to let him stay and develop his skills at AS Monaco until he is famous to this day. In that year, there were also Liverpool and Real Madrid. Who were rejected by their players’ families.
Wenger told us that at the time, Mbappe was only 17 years old and it was his first year breaking into the first team at Monaco. But with the sharp eyes of scouts and uncles Rsene Wenger, offers from all over were focused on Mbappe. At that time, สมัคร ufabet the story started to go viral online. When pictures of Mbappe wearing an Arsenal shirt as a child spread across the internet, Wenger decided to speak to the star’s family. But in the end, Mbappe, along with his family, decided to stay at his old club. and later moved out on loan to Paris Saint Germain with an option to buy outright.
“It’s something that people in the football world are very excited about.
Seeing a picture of Mbappe in an Arsenal shirt hurts me as well. I went to his parents’ house and tried to convince them all sorts of things. At that time, he was a shy person. People also began asking for his autograph in Monaco, early in his professional football career. You don’t have a lot of pressure and they [Mbappe’s parents] managed to convince him. By saying that he would get more opportunities to play at Monaco than at Arsenal, Liverpool, or Real Madrid. Which I accept is good advice and correct.
The decision to let Mbappe stay at AS Monaco was a good decision from the player’s parents. If Arsenal were to succeed in acquiring him at that time, Mbappe would Pe will have to try hard to compete for a starting position from Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud, Mesut Ozil, Theo Walcott, Alex Ivo. B and many other rising stars of the team Until it might prevent him from getting as far as he is now.