Back in 2013, one of the transfer sagas of the year involved Arsenal, Luis Suarez and a very cheeky £40,000,001 bid.

The Uruguayan frontman had been on fire for Liverpool the previous season and had garnered some heavy interest from a number of top clubs from across Europe, with Arsenal apparently keen to get the jump on any potential suitors.

Most thought it was amusing that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger had bid an extra pound in order to activate a clause in order to be able to speak to the striker, but Reds owners were incensed with former chief John Henry famously saying: "What are they smoking over there at the Emirates?”

However, four years later and Arsene Wenger has opened up on his attempt to bring Suarez to north London, and has insisted that the striker had agreed to join the club.

Apparently, upon hearing of the interest from the capital, the controversial goal scorer wanted to sign for Arsenal. Wow, what could have been, eh Gunners fans?

“He was very close (to signing for Arsenal). We had an agreement with the player. We had been wrongly advised that he had a clause, with a minimal clause, but we had an agreement with the player. You can ask him," Wenger said in an interview with beIN Sports (via the Mirror).

“I'm convinced he wanted to join us and then they sold him. They kept him one more year, improved his contract and promised to sell him the year later to a club abroad."

Suarez ended up staying at Liverpool for another season before being sold to Barcelona in the summer of 2014 on the back of another controversial incident at the World Cup.

While representing his country against Italy in the final round of group games, he bit defender Giorgio Chiellini, which earned him an early exit from the tournament and a subsequent ban.

But since joining Barca, he's managed to keep his nose clean (aside from the odd accusation for diving) and Wenger went on to praise his behaviour in recent seasons.

“It's not normal. You cannot accept that. He had some behaviours that were shocking but I think as well you don't see them anymore since two, three years.

“He got rid of all the things that were a handicap for him and today you don't see that anymore. He's still on borderline with what the strikers do well, you know, go down in the penalty box but you want that from an intelligent striker.

“Overall I think he got rid of all the rest and rightly so and he deserved to be punished before and now you don't even expect it anymore from him."​