Arsene Wenger discussed shock Arsenal exit with Real Madrid president

Arsene Wenger considered a move to Real Madrid

ARSENE WENGER came close to leaving Arsenal for Real Madrid.

 

The Gunners boss discussed a move to the Bernabeu with the club's former president Ramon Calderon.

But Wenger's desire to build a "proper football team" saw him stay loyal to Arsenal.

 

“I imagine that anyone – be it a coach or a player – at some time in their career is interested in coming to a club like Real Madrid, especially when you have been at a club for fifteen years, or however long, in England,” Calderon told the Daily Mirror.

“Anyone working in any other industry would be interested in change. I think it’s a good idea to have a coach who has a long-term plan.

 

“He was talking to me about Real Madrid and, at that time, he was very interested in the club and what was happening. I remember he said: “Are you going to Hollywood again, or to make a football team?” He meant are you going for film star Galacticos or to make a proper football team.

"It’s something you have in England that is a very good thing. You have it at Arsenal, you had at Manchester United, that the manager could stay at the club for a very long time. It’s impossible here.

“In Spain, Barcelona and Real Madrid, fans and followers only want titles, trophies and championships. In England, it’s something they do well – to give the coach confidence and support. Get a good relationship between the club and the coach. Wenger is proof of that."