PSG ace Mbappe: Arsenal move was close. I met Wenger

PSG ace Kylian Mbappe admits he was close to joining Arsenal last summer.

Mbappe eventually left AS Monaco in August for PSG.

He told Canal+ show Au Tableau: "I met with Arsene Wenger, who is a great coach. He has a great reputation here in France, he's well-respected and knows how to develop young players. This was a real option for me.

"We weighed up the advantages and disadvantages of all the clubs but my family told me it had to be my decision and one I needed to make. It also had to be a long-term decision. So it was up to me and I decided to come here [to PSG] in order to develop.

"I dream of being managed by Arsene Wenger. He is French, he's had a great career and now he is free because he has left Arsenal."