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title: "Wenger missed the chance to sign French duo for €15m"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Arsenal News"
published: "2017-04-18T15:57:42Z"
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# Wenger missed the chance to sign French duo for €15m

Arsene Wenger has missed out on the chance to sign both Thomas Lemar and N’Golo Kante for just €15 million.

L’Équipe’s Gilles Favard has claimed that the French boss was offered a deal to secure the signature of both players.

> Twitter: L’Équipe’s @GillesFavard on Arsenal: “We all know the story. 2 years ago he (Wenger) had a deal for Thomas Lemar & N’Golo Kanté for €15m.” (@GFFN)

Kante was also a transfer target for the Gunners this summer when it became clear that the midfielder was going to leave Leicester after lifting the Premier League title.

![Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/486204376.jpg)

Wenger was in the race to sign Kante but the impressive French midfielder would go on to join Chelsea, where he has since been just as influential.

Lemar has been equally impressive for Monaco, who are sitting top of the pile in Ligue 1.

The young attacker has been linked with a move to the Premier League in the near future, but it appears that anyone looking to bring him to England will have to pay a lot more than Wenger could’ve potentially paid.