Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he could've signed Chelsea striker Didier Drogba for just £100,000.
It was seven years ago when the then 24-year-old Drogba was still finding his feet in the French Second Division.
Wenger confessed: "We watched Drogba very carefully when he was at Le Mans and his value was just £100,000.
"But we felt at the time he might not be completely ready.
"Sometimes when you watch a striker playing in a scrappy Championship game you can think 'yes, he has something but... '
"And don't forget we had Thierry Henry at that time.
"We continued to follow his progress but suddenly he moved to Guingamp, then to the club of his dreams at Marseille and then on to Chelsea.
"Looking back now, of course it was a mistake.
"But it is not just us who now have regrets. There were a lot of other clubs watching him then."