Arsene Wenger: Real Madrid 'one of the teams I loved' as a child
Arsene Wenger says he turned down the Real Madrid job "two or three times" but admits it was one of his favourite clubs as a child.
Wenger is linked with the vacancy at the Bernabeu following Zinedine Zidane's shock resignation on Thursday, and the 68-year-old has made it clear he wants to take on a new challenge after ending his 22-year reign as Arsenal manager.
"Real Madrid, I think I turned them down two or three times," Wenger said in an interview with beIN Sports published the day before Zidane's announcement. "It's one of the teams I loved when I was a kid.