ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has just signed for 5 year contact with Barcelona, the spanish giants have paid £40m PLUS Samuel Eto’o for the striker. Ibrahimovic is now the worlds most expensive striker.

But did you know that he came VERY close to signing for Arsenal?

In 2001 Arsenal agreed a £3m fee with his club at the time Malmo FF, Personal terms with Ibrahimovic were also agreed and his was even given the number 9 shirt (photo above) It all basically a done deal…Until it all went wrong.

Zlatan was sure the deal was done and even posed for photos with the number 9 shirt, He called his friends at Malmo and told them how happy he was to be signing for a great club like Arsenal.

Arsene Wenger then told Zlatan the deal was NOT done and that he would have to play in a trial match before he signed him as he was not 100% of his talents. Zlatan was so angry about this he refused to play in the game and walked out of the Arsenal training ground. Zlatan felt insulted by Wengers late decision and refused to go back as he knew there were other clubs who wanted him.

Wenger decided NOT to sign him for £3m and he was then sent back to Malmo FF.

Wenger said: “I rate him highly. I wanted to buy him when he was a boy but it didn’t turn out that way.”

Malmo then sold Zlatan to Ajax and Arsenal signed Francis Jeffers for £8m, for almost 3x times as much as what they could have signed Zlatan.

So i wonder how wenger feels now knowing he picked Francis Jeffers over Zlatan Ibrahimovic and at more then double the price.

Ohh well…In wenger we trust, RIGHT!

This is absolutely pointless. It doesn't show anything other than you can't get past the fact you dislike Wenger and look for any chance to knock him Atilla.

Meh

So what was the point of this Sinbad do you really think that Ibrahimovich is that good?? I don't & tbh there is no point dwelling on the fact that he never came. He is far too erratic & even more of a sulker than Gallas.

He is alot better then jeffers thats for sure.

Proves a point of what a bad judge of player wenger is

Oh please mate so no other manager has made any errors. Ok fine jeffers was a lame duck but for example when we signed TH14 he just had a Massive Flop season at Juve, PV4 oh yeah he was massive before he came to us. We can sit here whining about the one that got away or just put it in the past & move on cos this piece is pointless

Torres
Ronaldo
Tevez
Ibrahimovic

...it's more than one.

TG49

Also Drogba.

Oh yeah! Wenger started to brag about how he could have had him for about £200,000. I don't know what he thinks he's playing at when he says that, but it's depressing!

Wenger may of missed out on a few players but he has also captured alot to. Lets not forget that.