Gareth Barry enjoyed interest from Arsenal twice in the past, but it never came to a transfer.The midfielder of West Bromwich Albion is now on the point of breaking a Premier League-record against Arsenal, it should be noted.If he comes into action on Monday, he will be on 633 competition duels: one more than Ryan Giggs.
In 2009, Arsenal already showed interest in Barry, who however exchanged Aston Villa for the more financially decisive Manchester City.Five years later, the midfielder chose to switch to Everton:”There were a few conversations with businessmen and Arsène”, Barry admits, 36 years ago, talking to Sky Sports:”That was before I left Aston Villa and before I exchanged Manchester City for Everton.Then there was also interest, but it didn’t work out.
“I have a great deal of respect for Wenger, for what he did for English football.It would have been good to work under him, but in the end that did not happen.In his early years he was already ahead of football.When you talk to people who worked with him at the end of the nineties, they can only agree that he saw and did not see or do things that other managers in England did not see or do.
