Ronaldo to Arsenal: Cristiano could have been a Gunner

FORMER Arsenal scout Damien Comolli has revealed that Arsenal  missed out on signing Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo

The Gunners brought the Real Madrid star to their training ground and he got to meet his idol Henry but a move failed to materialize due to a lack of money.

Speaking on French television channel SFR Sport, Comolli said: “The first time I saw Ronaldo, it was at the Montaigu tournament, he was 15.

“He played against Japan before and I thought: ‘Who the hell is this?’

“At half-time, I called my contact in Portugal to which I said that I had seen a phenomenon.

“Since Thierry Henry, I’ve never seen that.

“He came twice to the training centre. Nobody knows that. He met Thierry, who was his idol.

“But when it came to making the transfer, there was no money."

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Source: dailystar.co.uk