WENGER: WHY MBAPPE SNUBBED ARSENAL

MBAPPE DECISION TO SNUB ARSENAL FOR
MONACO ‘VERY, VERY TIGHT’ - WENGER

The teenager has been one of the breakout stars of
European football this season but it may be best for
him to stay in the principality for now
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that he
was a whisker away from signing Kylian Mbappe from
Monaco last year.

The 18-year-old has caught the eye since becoming a
first-team regular at Stade Louis II, scoring 24
times in 39 outings this season, earning himself a
maiden France international call in the process.
He was already on the radar in March 2016 as he had
broken Thierry Henry’s record of being his club’s
youngest scorer by netting against Troyes, and at
that time Wenger was trying to lure him to the
Emirates Stadium.
“The player would tell you that I was at his home last
year to try to get him here,” the manager told beIN
Sport .
“Because he was at the end of [his] contract but
Monaco managed to keep him and the decision was
very, very tight.
“But I could understand it as well because he was
educated there and at the end decided to stay there.”
In previous weeks, Wenger has suggested that
Arsenal may not have the financial muscle to sign the
player given the current market, but he refused to
rule it out as impossible.
“Can Arsenal get him? I don't know, that's down to
him. You know certainly as I do that today he will
decide where he goes and say: Real Madrid? Maybe.
Barcelona? Maybe. Arsenal? Manchester? He can go
where he wants
“So, I don't know what is his deep aspirations but
maybe the best thing for him is to stay one more
year at Monaco.”
Mbappe was part of the Monaco team that lost 2-0 to
Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League
semi-final tie.