Axel Witsel’s father revealed in an interview that his son regrets not joining Arsenal, his boyhood club.
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Witsel has had a ‘good’ career, having played in countries like Belgium, Portugal, Russia, China,Germany, and Spain.
He is currently playing for Atletico Madrid and appeared in their Champions League loss to Club Brugge yesterday.
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Arsenal were interested in him during his time with Standard Liège in Belgium, but a deal never materialised.
Thierry, his father, admitted it was one of his son’s regrets. He spoke to Het Belang van Limburg:
I can name a series, you know.
Juventus failed in the last hours of a transfer market, but when he was still playing for Standard, Arsenal knocked on the door.
That was his favourite team, but it didn’t come to a deal.
Asked if he had any regrets over his son’s career