Gareth Barry Reveals Arsene Wenger Tried To Sign Him Twice

Gareth Barry has revealed Arsenal tried to sign him twice as he prepares to break the Premier League appearance record against them on Monday night

“There were a couple of conversations with representatives and Arsene that he was interested,” Barry said. “Before I was leaving Villa and when I was leaving Man City to go to Everton there was a bit of interest too.

“But it didn’t materialise. I’ve got massive respect for Arsene Wenger for what he’s done for the English game and it would have been good to work under him, but that didn’t happen.”

“He deserves credit because he was ahead of the game back then.

“If you speak to people who worked with him in the late 1990s, he was seeing things and doing things that other managers in England weren’t.”

Gareth Barry will surpass Ryan Giggs’ record for Manchester United in playing his 633rd top-flight game at the Emirates.

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