MANCHESTER - Former Manchester United (MU) captain Rio Ferdinand had hoped to move to Arsenal and work with Arsene Wenger. This moment occurred when the former England national team defender entered the end of his career with Manchester United in 2014.

At that time, Ferdinand, who has been with United since 2002, entered the final year of his contract. The player who presented six Premier League titles and one Champions League trophy is preparing to leave the Old Trafford Stadium because he no longer has a contract extension. Ferdinand admitted that he had thought about joining the Gunners after his contract with United officially ended. In fact, the 42-year-old man had expressed this desire directly to the then Arsenal coach, Arsene Wenger.

"The craziest thing is that I ever thought about joining Arsenal. I spoke to Arsene Wenger. I said, 'Arsene, I'm leaving United. If you want, then I can come to Arsenal and help in the dressing room. help in that aspect.','' said Ferdinand as reported by Football London , Thursday (19/8).

However, Wenger did not welcome Ferdinand's offer. Ferdinand finally accepted the proposal of Queen Park Rangers at the beginning of the 2014/2015 season. Together with QPR, Ferdinand, who at that time was 36 years old, only appeared for one season. Ferdinand also only appeared in 12 parties in all competitions. Finally, three days after officially leaving QPR in May 2015, Ferdinand announced he would hang up his boots.

Ferdinand admitted that his performance at QPR was not very satisfactory. Ferdinand also understands the reason Wenger did not accept the offer. However, despite these conditions, Ferdinand was quite sure he could bring a new culture to the Gunners if he really moved to the Emirates Stadium at that time.

"Wenger may be right not to accept my offer, because my performance at QPR was not at the desired level. However, in the dressing room, I believe I can make an impact. From there the culture of a team can be formed," said Ferdinand, who is currently became a pundit at BT Sports.