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Wenger wary of Real's buying

01 Jul 2009 - 13:12:01

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Arsene Wenger has revealed that he turned down the chance to take on the managerial role at Real Madrid earlier this summer.

Real president Florentino Perez approached the Arsenal manager in May to see if he was keen to replace Juande Ramos in the Bernabeu hot-seat.

However, Wenger decided to reject the opportunity because he did not agree with Perez's massive spending plans.

Real have since spent £80million on Cristiano Ronaldo and £59million on Kaka, with Wenger telling the London Evening Standard: "What Real want to do is produce what I would call a spectacle of football, a spectacular team.

"But when it comes to creating a team, there is another dimension that exists.

"I want to have success by building a team with a style, with a know-how, with a culture of play specific to the club and its fans and with young people. That is what I have chosen in my career and want to ensure I continue here at Arsenal.

"I am in a construction project with a young team but my intention is to take that project to the ultimate end. For me, pleasure comes from watching those players showing the football I like to see played.

"The sums we are talking about with Real can appear shocking. But they are the fruit of a calculation carried out by the investors in the club.

"I believe it is necessary to disregard moral judgement and to simply ask whether the operation will be profitable. In my opinion, to recruit more than three players in a transfer window, as Real plan, is taking a technical risk."