Premier league boss reveals that he turned down offers from Real Madrid and Barcelona
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that he turned down approaches with the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona to stay loyal with the gunner’s project.
The French coach told the reason behind for not leaving Arsenal for Real Madrid and Barcelona : “The banks wanted the technical consistency to guarantee we had a chance to pay back [the loan].”
Premier league boss reveals that he turned down offers from Real Madrid and Barcelona
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He said. “I did commit and I stayed, under very difficult circumstances. So for me to find [his critics] are reproaching me for not winning the championship during that period I think is a bit overboard. I accept criticism but I think that it is a bit too far.
“When we built the stadium, we knew we’d have five to seven difficult financial years where we had to pay the money back: we had to be three years in the Champions League out of five and have an average of 54,000 people [to meet costs], and we didn’t know we would be capable of that.”
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He added “We had to sell our best players every year to survive but we didn’t do three years out of five in the Champions League. We did five out of five. Now the club is in a stronger position and we can compete again with our main opponents.
Meanwhile, Massimiliano Allegri says he is hopeful that former Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata will stay at Juventus, as Los Blancos are considering to exercise buy-back clause.
“I would hate to lose any player,” he said on Friday when asked about Morata. “He’s got back to doing well once again. I hope he stays at Juventus.
“There are many good players, in Italy and abroad. It will be a strange market and a long one, especially with the Euros [Euro 2016 finals]. Juve will make a competitive team.”