Senegal defender claims he turned down Arsenal

Anyone says they could have done something exceptional; I could have been the next Lionel Messi if it wasn't for the three 'B's; booze, birds and backache.

So it should come as no surprise when a footballer claims that he could have joined another club but he didn't because boasting is easy.

So we come to Anderlecht defender Cheikhou Kouyate who says he could have joined Arsenal in the summer but he didn't according to Sky Sports.

The Senegal defender was linked with a number of clubs including Arsenal during the Summer and cited Anderlecht's progress to the Champions League group phase and his relationship with the fans as why he stayed in Belgium.

Of course, Arsenal also qualified for the Champions League too so something of a defunct argument that one.

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