Arsenal boss Wenger admits trying for Villa pair

• limpper

  26 Dec 08, 23:21

  

  Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he fancied signing Aston Villa pair Ashley Young and Gareth Barry.

  

  

  Wenger said: "Young was quite expensive - £11million when he was playing at Watford. And Gareth Barry was even more expensive.

  "(Villa chairman Randy) Lerner deserves credit - even more now the dollar has dropped!"

• omgukilledkenny

  26 Dec 08, 23:47

  He needs a player like Barry now.

• I_love_my_toilet

  26 Dec 08, 23:49

  1 of the ways to beat your immediate rival

  BUY THEIR STAR/CORE PLAYERS !