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Arsenal missed out on Jadon Sancho BEFORE he went to Manchester City, could have signed a 14-year-old Christian Pulisic and were also in the running for Jude Bellingham, reveals their former head of youth recruitment

Arsenal were close to sealing moves for Jadon Sancho, Jude Bellingham and Christian Pulisic before the trio made their names in Germany, claims former Gunners scout Steve Morrow.

Borussia Dortmund winger Sancho is one of the most highly-rated young players in Europe having risen to prominence since his £8million move from Manchester City in 2017.

Morrow, who held the role of head of youth recruitment for nearly 10 years before leaving in 2019, claims the Gunners missed out on the 20-year-old England international twice - once before he joined Manchester City in 2015 and a second time before he moved to Dortmund.