On October 30, Arsenal legend Tony Adams revealed that he has refused to join Manchester United twice in his career.
Adams is a centre-back who played for Arsenal for 19 years from 1983 to 2002, making 669 appearances to rank second in Arsenal history, helping Arsenal win 10 trophies and captaining Arsenal for 14 years. Adams also made 66 appearances for the England national team.
Adams said: "United's first offer was in 1990, when I was too young and too scared on the sidelines. I was in a completely different role on the pitch and I felt comfortable and confident to be able to do my job. But off the pitch, I was so scared that I didn't know what to do, I didn't know how to live, I wasn't emotionally conscious. I knew I drank too much. I felt like London was my home and I couldn't live in Manchester for the rest of my life, so I turned down that offer and also turned down a £15,000 a year raise. ”
Adams overcame his addiction to alcoholism in 1996, when Arsenal were in a bad position and had not won the league title for five years. At this point United again extended an invitation to Adams, who revealed: "I went to Arsenal president Peter Hillwood and he was completely open to the offer. I asked him 'What are the club's ambitions?' Now people never hear this again, and a player talks to the club owner and says, 'Wait a minute, do we want to win the league because if we don't want to win the title, I'm out of here.' I love the club very much and I don't want to go to any other team, but what are you doing? ’”
In the end, Adams decided to stay at Arsenal, and Arsenal hired Wenger to coach and signed a number of strong reinforcements, helping the team become the top team in the Premier League. Adams said: "My salary has also tripled. To be honest, with three times the salary, we want to win league titles and we've brought in so many good players, so I thought 'OKAY, I'm going to try, I'm going to stay and see what's going to happen.' ’”
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