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Tony Cottee explains how he nearly scuppered Ian Wright’s move to Arsenal before joining Everton

by FourFourTwo staff @https://twitter.com/@FourFourTwo Published 5 min ago We are part of The Trust Project What is it? Tony Cottee has revealed that he came close to signing for Arsenal in 1988, in a move that would likely have seen the Gunners cool interest in then-Crystal Palace forward Ian Wright – their future record goalscorer and Highbury legend. Speaking exclusively in the new issue of FourFourTwo magazine, out Friday, Cottee explains that the prospect of having to track back led him to pick the north-west and Everton over north London. He claims that he has no regrets about the move – or lack of – despite Arsenal going on to win the league during his time at the...
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