adminLONDON. — Arsene Wenger has admitted Arsenal missed out on the chance to sign Raheem Sterling before he joined Liverpool in 2010. The Manchester City star was a highly rated youth prospect at Queens Park Rangers in 2010.
But left London and moved to Liverpool aged 16 for around £500 000.
Sterling joins the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Yaya Toure in players the Gunners boss was keen on signing.
And ahead of the 21-year-old’s City side arriving at the Emirates tonight for the top-of-the-table clash, Wenger revealed he was keeping tabs on Sterling at QPR.
He said: “We had many players on the flanks, but Sterling was at QPR – that’s where we should take the players.” — The Daily Express.
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