Patrick Viera almost signed for Ajax before I signed him for Arsenal...Wenger

On Friday, it is the 19th anniversary of the former France international signing for the club where he would go on to become a legend. But Wenger - who was behind the deal to bring Vieira to north London - has revealed that it could all have been so different. “I knew him very well because he played his first game with Cannes against Monaco in a post-season friendly,” the manager told