The Untold Story: How Patrick Vieira Nearly Became a Manchester United Legend in 2001!

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In the summer of 2001, the footballing world was left in awe when legendary midfielder Patrick Vieira, then an instrumental figure for Arsenal, found himself on the verge of an astonishing move to their arch-rivals, Manchester United. This intriguing episode marked one of the most dramatic transfer sagas of its time and has since become a defining moment in football history.
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[@ay613]

I wasn’t even born when this happened but I’m so surprised not much is said about this.

[@moark]

Wow so Manchester United taking arsenal's best is true football heritage

[@jasonh4023]

I remember that summer the papers were constantly saying he was close to a move. It seemed like he did that every year summer from 99 until he left. I wonder how he would of been viewed if it happened. Great player nonetheless

[@Salim_ALhaddad_99.]

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[@pereirafernando7413]

Good video on a very underexplored and rarely mentioned topic. Reading old news, it also seems that Vieira's grip on the dressing room at Arsenal was barely comparable to Roy Keane's (then) powerbase in Man Utd. There were speculations about whether Vieira was really born in 1976 or was he older than he claimed like several African players plying their trade in Europe at the time and recently retired (then) club legends openly coming out with doubts over Vieira's longevity and medical issues as he got increasingly closer to the age of 30. That wouldn't fly with Roy Keane. As a lifelong Man Utd fan, I must admit that I saw Arsenal as the most fascinating club in England before Mourinho's arrival turned the EPL into a three-horse race.

[@JumaaNduluz]

And ended to signed veron

[@heijimikata7181]

To be honest, Veron was classy when he touched the ball, he just wasn’t the type of gritty midfielder Utd needed.