Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that he tried to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski, who has just joined fierce-rivals Bayern Munich.
The Polish striker’s future was up in the air for months with several European giants linked with signing the star, but it was Munich who was also in pole position to land his signature, and although it took longer than expected, the European champions finally got the deal done.
It was reported that both Manchester United and Chelsea were interested in signing Lewandowski, but Wenger has also revealed that he tried to sign the 23-year-old.
The Arsenal manager said: ‘Yes we looked into Lewandowski but honestly he signed for Bayern one and a half years ago, everyone knows that.
‘They can only make it official now because he is in the last six months of his contract.
‘We are like everyone, we look out there and see what is happening. If an opportunity turns up, you know as well that all the big players are at big clubs at the moment and they go for important targets.
‘Unless you have a club in a desperate financial situation it will be difficult.
‘If we find someone like Gnabry at that age when noone knows them, then maybe. But I just said many times we don’t rule anything out.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
