Chelsea were poised to sell Demba Ba to Arsenal in 2013 but Jose Mourinho blocked the transfer at the last moment. The Gunners wanted to lure the Senegal international striker across London seven years ago while Arsene Wenger was still at the helm. The Frenchman called Ba to ask him to come to the capital for a medical on transfer deadline day that year. However, after swiftly travelling from Paris to London in order to complete a switch to Arsenal, the deal was halted. Speaking to magazine FourFourTwo , Ba revealed: “I was really close [to joining Arsenal]. “I was at my house in Paris, having a day off, when I got a phone call from Arsene Wenger – he asked if I’d come back to...
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