Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he was keen to sign Chelsea star Eden Hazard while he was with Lille.Arsenal meet Chelsea this weekend.
"With Hazard we were on the case, but didn't get him for financial reasons. He's an amazing player of course," said Wenger.
"At 20 and 21 he was voted for two years consecutively the best player in France by his peers. That didn't happen to many people.
"Costa has done fantastically well, I must say. He has all the aspects of a striker that you like. He's focused, always determined, ready for a fight and I'm impressed."
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