Man Utd icon considered doing ‘maddest’ Arsenal switch – Wenger snubbed it
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand admitted he tried to engineer a transfer to Arsenal after his profession at Old Trafford got here to an finish.
The 45-year-old loved a storied 12-year tenure in Manchester the place he gained a plethora of trophies together with six Premier League titles and a Champions League. After leaving the membership in 2014 – a season after Sir Alex Ferguson departed – the previous England nice joined Queens Park Rangers.
He performed simply 11 league video games for the West London aspect who had been relegated to the Championship after ending backside earlier than he retired from soccer in 2015.
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However, Ferdinand admitted that he tried to hitch one other membership earlier than deciding on QPR which was none aside from Arsenal. The ex-centre again had endured many battles with the North London membership throughout his Man United days however instructed then-boss Arsene Wenger that he was keen to signal for the workforce earlier than the Frenchman turned him down.
“The maddest thing is I thought about [joining] Arsenal, as well,” he instructed his YouTube channel. “At the end of my career when I was leaving Man United, I saw Arsene Wenger in a hotel.
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“I said, ‘Arsene, listen, I am leaving Man United and if you want, I will come and try and help the dressing room etc. because I think you need help in that department.’ I will obviously play but, more importantly, I will come for the culture.’ He didn’t take me up on the offer and he was right because my performances at QPR weren’t up to the levels.”
Ferdinand admitted that whereas his finest days might have been behind him, he would have been in a position to assist Arsenal by way of offering management. “But in the changing room, I believe I could have helped him, because that is where a lot of the culture derives from,” he added.
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Arsenal completed third within the league and claimed a second consecutive FA Cup trophy after demolishing Aston Villa of their 2014/15 marketing campaign.