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Arsene Wenger in child trafficking shocker!!
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's tendency to favour little-known teenage talent from France's Ligue 1 has today received severe criticism from Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who has accused the north London club of "child trafficking".
The French boss has been press-linked with the Bayern hotseat following the departure of former fallen boss Juergen Klinsmann, but these latest comments from Rummenigge will sour any relations between the two clubs.
Speaking to Sport-Bild, Rummenigge expressed, "Arsene Wenger signs hosts of players from France and elsewhere year-in year-out.
"We have to take care that this sort of child trafficking is stopped.
"This has taken on a different scale in the meantime; the word kidnapping is not too far off anymore," he declared.
Highlighting the coup of landing Cesc Fabregas in 2003 as an easy-influenced 15-year-old, Rummenigge added, "Fabregas is really the best example for this.
"He signed from Barcelona at the age of 15 on a free transfer, just because he was about to sign a contract at the age of 16," he concluded.
German Perspective
The editor of Goal.com Germany, Nils Reschke, tells us that Rummenigge is an advocate of legal change in football transfers.
"He talks about the law," explained Nils.
"Arsenal were able to get Fabregas for free because he was 15; at 16 he would require a contract.
"To prevent this, Rummenigge want a homegrown players rule in European leagues, similar to the one that exists in UEFA competitions.
"Basically, that's the 4+4 rule, in which every squad must have eight players - including four of them on the field - of which, if they are between 15 and 21 years of age, they have played in that country already for at least three years.
"Of course, this is independent of their nationality. Players can be born anywhere or own any passport, as long as they've served their time."
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oh come on that's ridiculous, he has a girlfriend ok she lives in France allegedly and as done for the last ten years but he can email her whenever he wants , surely that squashes all rumours.Originally posted by Charly View PostHa
I remember when Wenger first joined Arsenal, there was a rumour that went 'round the City that he was wanted in Japan on child molestation charges.
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Amazing thing to say, wonder what Wengers response will be.
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