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Arsenal boss Wenger admits trying for Villa pair Barry, Young

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he fancied signing Aston Villa pair Ashley Young and Gareth Barry.

Wenger said: "Young was quite expensive - £11million when he was playing at Watford. And Gareth Barry was even more expensive.

"(Villa chairman Randy) Lerner deserves credit - even more now the dollar has dropped!"

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