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By Richard Clarke
Arsène Wenger has revealed he kept tabs on Alberto Aquilani for a couple years.
The Italian midfielder, who is expected to make his long-awaited debut at Emirates Stadium this evening, signed for Liverpool in the summer.
The 25-year-old has been sidelined until now because of injury and, ironically, that was the reason the trail went cold for Wenger.
“Yes I know him well,” the Arsenal manager told the Club’s official website. “He played against us in the Champions League last year and came off the bench in Rome. He is a talented player but has been troubled a lot by injuries.
“We followed him for one or two years but he did not play a lot last year so he got a little bit out of sight for us and we lost our interest in him.”
[Wednesday, October 28, 2009]
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