Jose Mourinho claimed that the Arsenal star was the best ever and that he nearly signed him to Barcelona

Former Chelsea and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has admitted he is “inch” from signing a player who will become “the greatest of all time” at Arsenal.

Mourinho is already considered one of the best bosses ever, earning great honors with great successes in FC Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Mann UTD and Rome.

Cristiano Ronaldo even called Mourinho the best manager he’d ever worked in 2015. “I put him on the top. I always say that. He’s a good coach, he’s done a lot of good things and won a lot of trophies for other clubs.”

Over his career, the Portuguese tactician has entertained the world of football with some great quotes and touchline moments. He also hit gold on many players in the transfer market.

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From the defensive stars of Ashley Cole’s Chelsea and Petr Chek to the offensive icons of Samuel Etoo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, there were plenty of famous names that Mourinho has been persuading him to join him for many years.

However, one near the mistake Mourinho had in the early days of his coaching career was with Arsenal icon Thierry Henry.

Mourinho and Robson almost signed Henry of Barcelona

Now, the Arsenal record scorer was signed by Juventus in 1999 after eight memorable spells in North London.

He won two Premier League titles at Highbury, lifted the FA Cup three times, and went down as one of the best players Top Flight has ever seen.

Juventus had the French for months for several months before selling him to gunners, so they signed him as Monaco.

However, Mourinho was revealed in 2014, and in his time as the assistant manager of ISIS Bobby Robson, the Catalan giant had become “inch” from signing Henry from Monaco.

Henry faces Mourinho many times, but never worked under the Portuguese boss who called Henry “one of the greatest people of all time.”