David Villa says he was "90% certain" he was going to join Arsenal from Barcelona in January 2013, before the deal fell through. Villa was close to making the move to the Gunners, but Arsene Wenger later revealed that Barca did not want to sell at that time. Six months later the striker went to Atletico Madrid and spent a year with them before moving onto New York City. Villa retired in December after four years in New York and then a season in Japan with Vissel Kobe. "We were in a lot of meetings and a lot of calls," the 38-year-old told BBC Sport. "I felt 90% in that moment that I (would) go to Arsenal and Arsene Wenger. "But in that moment we didn't arrive...
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