Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde has confirmed he nearly joined Arsenal before completing a move to the Spanish giants.
Speaking to Real Madrid TV, as cited on Sport Witness, the Uruguayan revealed he even spent time training with the Gunners, working alongside the likes of Alexis Sanchez.
Arsenal asked about me when I was with Penarol, and I had travelled to practice with them. It was very small. Sharing training with Alexis Sanchez and the fact that he came to help me with the language was something very nice.
He joined Real Madrid in 2016 but has only recently made the step up to the first-team squad, where he has kept Luka Modric out of the team for the most part this season.
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Well, we’ve been here before, haven’t we?
Valverde is the latest name that can be added to the ‘nearly signed’ list from Arsene Wenger’s time at the club.
The 21-year-old was highly-rated for sometime before he made the move to Madrid and with 10 appearances across all competitions this season, they are starting to reap the rewards.
He’s a player that has been earmarked to have a big future at the Bernabeu and you only have to see the likes of Luka Modric struggling to get into Zinedine Zidane’s team to see how much talent the youngster has.
This is just another ‘what could’ve been’ for Arsenal.
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