Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes has revealed that Arsenal took too long in deciding on whether or not to sign the prolific scorer before he ended up going to Manchester United.
The Real Madrid star joined the Red Devils from Sporting Lisbon in 2003 but Mendes insists he could have found his way to North London if the Gunners acted quicker.
"They watched him nine or ten times, and when everything seemed decided, then Manchester United played at the inauguration of the Alvaladze Stadium (Sporting Lisbon) and the players themselves urged Ferguson to buy him.
"Nani was also followed by Tottenham and Arsenal, but as I say, who sleeps in business loses.""I remember what happened to Ronaldo at Arsenal," he said.
