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I rejected Arsenal in January, reveals Kalou

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Lille forward Salomon Kalou has revealed that Premier League side Arsenal were keen on signing him in January, but he turned down the opportunity to join Arsene Wenger’s side.

The former-Chelsea winger has been attracting interest from Wenger over the past two seasons, but both years, no formal bids have been made by Arsenal, and Kalou has remained in France.

However, the Ivorian has revealed in an interview in France that this January, a departure from Lille was on the cards, and it would have been a move to the Emirates Stadium, but instead, he decided to remain in Ligue 1.

Kalou told L’Equipe: “A possible departure? Yes, to Arsenal.

“It could have been done as a last-minute loan.

“But I wanted to finish third, prepare for the World Cup and go to the Stade de France to compete in the final of the Coupe de France.”

After losing out on Kalou, Wenger then turned to Swedish veteran Kim Kallstrom, who has yet to feature for the club due to a back injury which he had before he signed for the club.

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

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