Legendary Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger signed a plethora of young talent during his trophy-laden two decades in north London.
Wenger developed the likes of Patrick Vieira, Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas into world-class players having bought them when they were relatively unknown young players.
The Frenchman is also famed for nearly acquiring a number of footballing icons, with the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi reportedly both close to joining the Gunners as teenagers.
Another sporting great that nearly played for Wenger's Arsenal was Portuguese frontman Cristiano Ronaldo, who eventually signed for Premier League rivals Manchester United instead.
The former Real Madrid forward went on to win three Premier League titles and a UEFA Champions League trophy with the Red Devils but Wenger previously revealed that it was all nearly so different as Ronaldo almost moved to Highbury in 2003.
"Ronaldo was at our training ground and had an Arsenal shirt, but at that time Carlos Queiroz was Sir Alex's assistant and convinced him to buy 18-year-old Ronaldo", Wenger previously admitted.
"We could only pay £4million back then, Manchester United paid £12m."
Now, the Portuguese international has re-joined United, transferring from Italian giants Juventus 12 years after leaving for the Bernabeu.
Speaking about his return to Old Trafford Wenger told BILD LIVE: "This is a love story that you want to see. [He was re-signed] for more than just sporting reasons, it’s also emotional. I think the decision is not 100% rational."
Ronaldo signed a two-year deal with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men and is likely to make his second United debut against Newcastle next week.
The 36-year-old will face Arsenal on November 30 when the Gunners travel to Old Trafford, a ground they haven't lost at in three years.
