Arsene Wenger has admitted Arsenal at one point tried to sign Gerard Pique and Lionel Messi to compliment their acquisition of midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
The Spaniard signed arrived at the Emirates in 2003 after coming through Barcelona's youth academy and ultimately became a key figure for the Gunners across several seasons.
After seeing Fabregas succeed at Arsenal, the club then seemingly turned their attention to two more Catalan graduates.
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While Wenger didn't detail when the Gunners attempted to sign Messi and Pique, he did reveal the club had lofty ambitions to line-up with all three at some point.