Vieira was on brink of Real move - Dein

Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein believes the Gunners were just hours away from losing captain Patrick Vieira.

Sat, 14 Aug, 2004 - 19:43

Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein believes the Gunners were just hours away from losing captain Patrick Vieira.

The French midfielder revealed yesterday that he wanted to stay at Arsenal after long drawn-out talks about a possible move to Real Madrid.

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