Former Arsenal transfer chief Dick Law has revealed that Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois are among the targets they missed out on after they moved into the Emirates Stadium from Highbury in 2006.
Per Goal's Charles Watts, Law said that while the club had "financial muscle," they were hampered by the cost of the new stadium and could ill afford for any expensive signings not to work out:
"Did we miss out on talents? Certainly. I remember sitting in meetings with [chief scout Steve Rowley, CEO Ivan Gazidis and manager Arsene Wenger] and gnashing our teeth over Thibaut Courtois.