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Arsene Wenger admits he could have signed Cristiano Ronaldo for Arsenal if he was just 'a few days quicker'... and that he narrowly missed out on landing a teenage N'Golo Kante too!

Arsene Wenger claims that Arsenal could have signed Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003 if they were 'just a fraction quicker' before Manchester United pipped them.

At the time, Ronaldo was a relative unknown 17-year-old at Sporting Lisbon while Wenger was in charge of an Arsenal side who along with United were the chief challengers for the Premier League title.

Wenger's 22 years at the Gunners before leaving in 2018 was known for the club missing out on star players within in their grasp, having also failed to land Zlatan Ibrahimovic early in his career after only offering him a trial and not a contract.