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Cristiano Ronaldo 'had the shirt' at Arsenal before he joined Man United, but he is far from the only superstar Arsene Wenger missed out on... from Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, to Kylian Mbappe, this is the incredible team the Gunners ALMOST had

Arsene Wenger had some brilliant players at Arsenal during his 22-year spell in north London, but according to the man himself, the list of stars to have pulled on the famous red shirt during his reign could have been far more impressive.

Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kylian Mbappe were all transfer targets for the Frenchman, while this week he revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo 'had the shirt' before Manchester United swooped in to sign him from Sporting Lisbon in 2003.

The list of players the Gunners came close to signing is both star-studded and exhaustive, with Wenger admitting he has 50 transfer regrets and that 'the history of a big club is full of missed great players.