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Wenger laments missed opportunities to sign Drogba and Ronaldo for Gunners

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Didier Drogba and Cristiano Ronaldo

Arsene Wenger has spoken about how close he was to signing Didier Drogba and Cristiano Ronaldo before they became stars at other clubs.

During the fallow years at Arsenal prior to last year's FA Cup win, the pair were two of the brightest lights in the Premier League with Chelsea and Manchester United respectively.

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