A failed transfer to Arsenal in 2013 angered Antoine Griezmann so much that the forward ruled out ever moving to the Gunners. France international Griezmann was playing for Real Sociedad when his advisor, Eric Olhats was informed by Gilles Grimandi, the Arsenal scout, that Arsene Wenger was interested in signing him. The player was also keen and, in his autobiography Behind the Smile, explains he put aside other offers from elsewhere in the hope of moving to north London. "I waited, I waited, and I kept waiting ... when there was no news, Eric called Grimandi, who said that the manager was still interested in me [and] to keep waiting,” he wrote. “Finally a few hours before the...
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