Madrid, Spain (My Sportsbook) - Returning Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has claimed that Arsene Wenger turned down the chance to take charge at the Santiago Bernabeu this summer. Manuel Pellegrini was eventually chosen to succeed Juande Ramos as Real manager, after Wenger reportedly said no to Perez. "From the beginning we have worked on two possibilities - Wenger and Pellegrini," Perez told L'Equipe. "We have always been attracted by the Frenchman and we talked to him several times. "He didn't come because he feels very responsible about what has happened and what will happen at Arsenal. "He didn't want to abandon the club that he has given such a lot to. "But as director general Jorge Valdano said 'Pellegrini is the Wenger of Spanish football'." (Courtesy of sportbox.tv) |
