“It is the biggest regret of my life and I’m warning Arteta not to repeat the same thing or else he will also regret it for life”- Arsenal icon Arsene Wenger reveals the biggest regret of his 22-years Arsenal tenure which could affect Mikel Arteta too

Arsene Wenger reveals the biggest regret of his 22-year Arsenal tenure

Legendary Gunners manager Arsene Wenger has described his decision to let Ashley Cole leave Arsenal in 2006 as the ‘regret of his life’.

The Frenchman spent 22 years in charge of the north Londoners from 1996 to 2018, delivering three Premier League titles and seven FA Cup trophies.

Wenger has now opened up about one of his biggest mistakes during his spell at Arsenal and pointed towards his call to let Cole exit the club 17 years ago.

Cole left Arsenal to join Chelsea and established himself as one of the best left-backs in world football, helping the Blues win the Champions League among other titles

I would say of the players who left Arsenal who had a very big career after Arsenal is Ashley Cole,’ Wenger said on the Seaman Says podcast.

I would say of the players who left Arsenal who had a very big career after Arsenal is Ashley Cole,’ Wenger said on the Seaman Says podcast.

Wenger also revealed that Arsenal were ‘close’ to signing Cristiano Ronaldo and N’Golo Kante during his tenure.

Portuguese superstar Ronaldo had two spells at Manchester United while Kante went to Chelsea after winning the Premier League with Leicester City.

‘I missed many great players, we missed Ronaldo, he was close to signing for us, Kante… you miss many but it’s part of every football club,’ Wenger added.