'We have Pele here' - when Wenger tried to sign Mbappe

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Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger tells the story of how he once flew to Monaco to try to convince a young Kylian Mbappe to sign for him.

Wenger, who won three league titles during his 22-year spell in charge of the Gunners, says that he "could see straight away" that the French prodigy was a special player.

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