Wenger: We Tried To Sign Reus

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that the club tried to sign German star Macro Reus before he agreed a £14.1 million move to Bundesliga champions Dortmund. The 23-year-old who started in the German team last night that won 4-2 against Greece agreed a deal in January that see’s him reunite with former club Borussia Dortmund, the team he began his career with as a youngster.He earned his seventh cap for Germany and also scored his second goal for the national team but it was the first time he’d played in a Germany game from the start.
“Yes, we tried to sign him, but for less.”
“Soon he’ll be worth much more than €17m. We were interested in him [before he signed for Dortmund].” ~ Arsene Wenger on French TV Station TF1
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