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How Arsenal Led the Race for Kylian Mbappe but Still Missed out

There is no other elite club coach in the world who has tracked the development of Kylian Mbappe quite as closely as Arsene Wenger.

He kept tabs on him throughout the developing years and had a dream to one day see him emerge as the new Thierry Henry.

Even before a time when Mbappe was a household name in the sport, Arsenal's manager was trying to use his personal touch to persuade the young Frenchman he could guide him to stardom.

But Mbappe passed up the chance to move to North London and is now set to join PSG from Monaco.