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Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he was an inch away from signing for Arsenal before eventually signing for Manchester United.

Ronaldo revealed that him and his mother met Arsene Wenger three times to discuss a transfer to bring the Portuguese man to London, but in a pre-season friendly United played Sporting Lisbon and lost the match 2-0 due to an influential performance from the man himself Ronaldo. United`s team-mates urged Sir Alex Ferguson to sign Ronaldo and in the next week Ronaldo had signed for the club for a fee of 12.24 million in 2003.

Ronaldo has gone on to score 101 goals in 256 appearances becoming one of the best if not the best player in the world.