Zlat's life: Wenger not fussed teenaged stars like Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo slipped through Arsenal's net

"I asked him to have some training with the first team, he did not want to do it and I did not sign him," shrugs Frenchman 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic turned down a move to Arsenal when he was a teenager.
Sweden superstar Ibrahimovic scored a spectacular goal to beat England this week to remind Arsene Wenger of how Arsenal nearly signed him as a 16-year-old.
Gunners boss Wenger revealed Ibrahimovic was invited to train with the Arsenal first team but backed out and later joined Ajax, AC Milan, Barcelona and is now at Paris Saint Germain.
Arsenal also had Cristiano Ronaldo at the training ground when he was a youngster for TWO MONTHS - but could not tie up a deal.

Wenger said: "He was here at the training ground, and then went somewhere else. That has happened to many players - Ronaldo was here, Ibrahimovic was here. It does not mean they sign for you.
"The story is true I wanted to see him. I did not know him, you cannot sign players you have not seen at all because it is not serious.
"He was 16, I asked him to have some training with the first team, he did not want to do it and I did not sign him.
"I am more a fan of team goals than of individual goals, but I must say it was exceptional. It was a fantastic combination of flexibility, strength and skill. He was also in zone, where you have  no confidence problem at all.
"He had scored three goals before, and was on a day where everything becomes easy. It happens in every sport.
"To get into that zone, you need to have success before that in the game. Was it at 1-0 down or 0-0, in the last minute of the game, would he have tried it? Would he have scored? I am not sure.
"It shows you how important it is to get that confidence in our sport, to just do things with a freedom of spirit without any handbrake."


Source : Mirror.co.uk

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DANNY WELBECK hit a £30,000 jackpot after grabbing Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s shirt.

The Manchester United ace got the Swedish star’s top following his stunning four-goal haul against England.
Ibra’s sensational bicycle kick means the shirt could fetch £30,000 if it was ever put up for auction.....
Tom Rollett of Exclusive Memorabilia said: “Welbeck’s sitting on a small fortune.
“The shirt is of great interest to collectors because of the spectacular goal, the person wearing it and the fact the goal was against England and in a brand new stadium.
“If it went to auction now while people are still talking about it, the top could get up to £30,000.”
Welbeck got the shirt only after Ryan Shawcross, Joe Hart and Jack Wilshere passed up the opportunity while shaking hands with the PSG star.
West Brom’s Swedish defender Jonas Olsson also has Ibrahimovic’s boots from Wednesday night, and is putting them up for grabs to raise money for a premature births’ charity.
But Welbeck’s Ibrahimovic shirt will never be worth as much as the one worn by Diego Maradona in the 1986 World Cup “Hand of God” match with England.
It’s owned by ex-Spurs and Aston Villa star Steve Hodge and is currently on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester.
Hodge, who got the shirt off the Argy star at the end of the match, said: “I don’t think Ibrahimovic’s shirt will be as prized as Maradona’s.


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DANNY WELBECK hit a £30,000 jackpot after grabbing Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s shirt.

The Manchester United ace got the Swedish star’s top following his stunning four-goal haul against England.
Ibra’s sensational bicycle kick means the shirt could fetch £30,000 if it was ever put up for auction.....
Tom Rollett of Exclusive Memorabilia said: “Welbeck’s sitting on a small fortune.
“The shirt is of great interest to collectors because of the spectacular goal, the person wearing it and the fact the goal was against England and in a brand new stadium.
“If it went to auction now while people are still talking about it, the top could get up to £30,000.”
Welbeck got the shirt only after Ryan Shawcross, Joe Hart and Jack Wilshere passed up the opportunity while shaking hands with the PSG star.
West Brom’s Swedish defender Jonas Olsson also has Ibrahimovic’s boots from Wednesday night, and is putting them up for grabs to raise money for a premature births’ charity.
But Welbeck’s Ibrahimovic shirt will never be worth as much as the one worn by Diego Maradona in the 1986 World Cup “Hand of God” match with England.
It’s owned by ex-Spurs and Aston Villa star Steve Hodge and is currently on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester.
Hodge, who got the shirt off the Argy star at the end of the match, said: “I don’t think Ibrahimovic’s shirt will be as prized as Maradona’s.


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4647072/Danny-Welbeck-nabs-Zlatan-Ibrahimovics-30k-rated-4-goal-top.html#ixzz2CPIbRkFN

DANNY WELBECK hit a £30,000 jackpot after grabbing Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s shirt.

The Manchester United ace got the Swedish star’s top following his stunning four-goal haul against England.
Ibra’s sensational bicycle kick means the shirt could fetch £30,000 if it was ever put up for auction.....
Tom Rollett of Exclusive Memorabilia said: “Welbeck’s sitting on a small fortune.
“The shirt is of great interest to collectors because of the spectacular goal, the person wearing it and the fact the goal was against England and in a brand new stadium.
“If it went to auction now while people are still talking about it, the top could get up to £30,000.”
Welbeck got the shirt only after Ryan Shawcross, Joe Hart and Jack Wilshere passed up the opportunity while shaking hands with the PSG star.
West Brom’s Swedish defender Jonas Olsson also has Ibrahimovic’s boots from Wednesday night, and is putting them up for grabs to raise money for a premature births’ charity.
But Welbeck’s Ibrahimovic shirt will never be worth as much as the one worn by Diego Maradona in the 1986 World Cup “Hand of God” match with England.
It’s owned by ex-Spurs and Aston Villa star Steve Hodge and is currently on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester.
Hodge, who got the shirt off the Argy star at the end of the match, said: “I don’t think Ibrahimovic’s shirt will be as prized as Maradona’s.


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4647072/Danny-Welbeck-nabs-Zlatan-Ibrahimovics-30k-rated-4-goal-top.html#ixzz2CPIbRkFN