Petr Cech has revealed that he almost joined Arsenal 13 years ago. The 33-year-old has moved to the Emirates Stadium from Chelsea after losing his spot as first-choice goalkeeper to Thibaut Courtois at Stamford Bridge. The Gunners were keen to sign the Czech international in 2002, but manager Arsene Wenger had to pull out of the deal for the then Sparta Prague stopper due to problems with a work permit, with Cech moving on to Rennes and then Chelsea. "There was a chance before I went to France that I could sign for Arsenal but I was only 18 or 19 and at that time Czech Republic were not in the European Union," Cech told the London Evening Standard. "You needed a work permit...
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