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Wenger insists that if he had not gone to Rome to meet Pope Francis - who is Argentinian and a huge football fan - at the Match for Peace charity event on deadline day last month then the deal for the Manchester United and England striker would never have happened.
However, the Gunners' boss also says having to get up at 6am to fly to Italy that day meant he was on the ball and ready to do the Welbeck deal.
The process began when Arsenal enquired again about Monaco's Radamel Falcao at the crack of dawn on September 1. They discovered the Colombian striker was going to Man United instead, and realised that Welbeck would become available as a result.
Wenger, who had taken stick on Twitter for not even being in the country on deadline day, is believed to have met someone involved in the deal in Rome, which helped push through the transfer.
“If I had not travelled that day, Welbeck would not be here,” said the Frenchman. “I’ll explain that a bit later, but the coincidence made that, because I was on my way.
Welbeck has trained with Arsenal for the first time today.
The 23-year-old agreed a £16million move to the Emirates on deadline day before linking up with the England squad for their clashes with Norway and Switzerland.
And following his heroics in Basel, Welbeck was at London Colney to meet up with his Gunners colleagues.
He completed the session under the watchful eye of boss Arsene Wenger and was spotted sharing a joke with compatriots Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
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Arsene Wenger claims Danny Welbeck’s £16million move to Arsenal was a result of divine intervention.Wenger insists that if he had not gone to Rome to meet Pope Francis - who is Argentinian and a huge football fan - at the Match for Peace charity event on deadline day last month then the deal for the Manchester United and England striker would never have happened.
However, the Gunners' boss also says having to get up at 6am to fly to Italy that day meant he was on the ball and ready to do the Welbeck deal.
The process began when Arsenal enquired again about Monaco's Radamel Falcao at the crack of dawn on September 1. They discovered the Colombian striker was going to Man United instead, and realised that Welbeck would become available as a result.
Wenger, who had taken stick on Twitter for not even being in the country on deadline day, is believed to have met someone involved in the deal in Rome, which helped push through the transfer.
“If I had not travelled that day, Welbeck would not be here,” said the Frenchman. “I’ll explain that a bit later, but the coincidence made that, because I was on my way.
The 23-year-old agreed a £16million move to the Emirates on deadline day before linking up with the England squad for their clashes with Norway and Switzerland.
And following his heroics in Basel, Welbeck was at London Colney to meet up with his Gunners colleagues.
He completed the session under the watchful eye of boss Arsene Wenger and was spotted sharing a joke with compatriots Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
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