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Wenger: Arsenal could've signed Mbappe on a free; he was in our shirt

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits they could've signed PSG star Kylian Mbappe for FREE.

Mbappe graduated from Monaco's academy and into the first team before joining PSG in a whopping £166m deal in August 2017, but Wenger has revealed he came close to joining Arsenal on a free transfer years prior to that.

"We speak about Ronaldo and he was at our training ground with our shirt.

"We speak about Mbappe and I was at his home when he was undecided to extend his contract at Monaco," he told Bein Sport.

"He could've come to Arsenal for free! Every club is full of stories like this - you can go to AC Milan, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea."

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