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The question asked of Wenger, "How close were you in making a bid for Matthew Upson?
“It was always in my mind,” admitted the Frenchman. “He has good quality, good attitude, good spirit but of course this is not the best moment to talk about that. He is a player at West Ham. Three, four, five years ago yes, but now he is settled and has a good career where he is.
“You have two choices as a football player. Your job is to be in the top level of the Premier League. Between the age of 18 to 21 is a very sensitive step for a player. You have to make the step. If you don’t make it you become impatient and you lose the players.”
Wow.. so it is true that we nearly brought him back after the era of Bould, Adams and Keown.
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