CaughtOffside
by Ahad Shaukat
Published on 2025-12-05 09:10:00
Former Manchester United and Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre has lifted the lid on one of the most dramatic transfer twists of his career, revealing that he abandoned a near-completed move to Manchester City to sign for Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal back in 2008.
In an interview with Poker Scout, Silvestre admitted that he was “halfway through his medical” at City when Wenger made a late intervention that completely changed his mind.
What was set to be a move across Manchester instead became one of the most surprising transfers of that summer, a United veteran joining their North London rivals.
Mikael Silvestre rejected Man City for Arsenal
“I almost signed for Manchester City in 2008, believe it or not,” Silvestre explained, as…
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