Wenger: I could have signed Drogba for peanuts

By Gregg Davies
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed he had the opportunity to sign Didier Drogba for the paltry sum of £100,000 early in the Ivory Coast striker's career.

The 31-year-old Chelsea striker, who netted the winner against the Gunners in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday - his eighth career goal against Arsenal - began his professional career at Ligue 2 side Le Mans in 1998 before later switching to Guingamp and Marseille.

However, Wenger has said he could have bagged the powerful forward for as little as £100,000, only to decide against the move and watch him move to Guingamp for £80,000, Marseille for £3.3 million and Chelsea for £23.8 million, establishing himself as one of the most lethal front-men in world football.

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Gregg Davies
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.