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Arsenal Could Have Signed Ronaldo, Explains Ex-Scout
Arsenal could have signed Cristiano Ronaldo as a teenager but missed out on the Portuguese due to a lack of money, according to former scout Damien Comolli. The forward was famously snapped up by Manchester United after impressing playing against them for Sporting during a pre-season friendly back in August 2003. However, Comolli says he could have brought Ronaldo to Arsenal years earlier when working as a European scout for Arsene Wenger only for a deal to fall through. “The first time I saw Ronaldo, it was at the Montaigu tournament, he was 15. He played against Japan before and I thought: ‘Who the hell is this?’” Comolli told SFR Sport. “At half-time, I called my contact in...
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