Arsenal almost signed Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez in 2011 before ending up with Gervinho. The Gunners were looking to sign an attacking midfielder in the summer of 2011, having sold Samir Nasri to Manchester City. Gervinho arrived from Lille for £10.5million, and the winger scored just four goals in his first season. He departed north London after just two years, but according to Carcela Gonzalez, things could have been different. The 28-year-old claims to have been courted by Arsene Wenger that earlier that year, but a severe facial injury put paid to the move. Carcela-Gonzalez joined Anzhi Makhachkala after the 'most difficult period of his life', which saw him undergo surgery on a number...
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