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Arsenal boss Wenger admits being Real Madrid fan as kid

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he supported Real Madrid as a boy.

Wenger turned down Florentino Perez, the Real president, over the summer and said: "I have a great respect for Real Madrid, it is the club of my childhood.

"But I am involved in a project at Arsenal.

"We have developed our style. There is a close bond with the players. That creates a responsibility.

"I predict the fulfillment of a dream this season. We have not won a title for four years now, but in those four years we have come very close, again and again, to winning the English Premier League and even the Champions League.

"I think the team is now reaching maturity. And a team performance can create something magical. If that works and the entire team is electrified, it's fantastic."

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