Fortune joined Arsenal in 2015 from French side Lens along with Jeff-Reine Adelaide in a reported £3m double deal. But despite comparisons with Thierry Henry, Fortune was never able to break through at the Emirates. **PREDICT FIVE RESULTS AND WIN £25,000 - FREE TO PLAY HERE** And in June, Fortune left the club and joined Swiss side FC Sion. Speaking in an interview with French publication Foot Mercato, Fortune revealed Arsenal offered him a four-year deal but still opted to leave. “Arsenal offered me a 4-year extension,” he said. “But I wanted to enter into professional football. Arsenal is a great club, but I needed playing time. “I had to play, and I preferred to leave. It was difficult to stay at Arsenal in the sense that there were big names and a new manager (Emery). “I spoke with Per Mertesacker which made me think very hard. He wanted me to absolutely stay. “But I felt again that the best solution was to leave. At that moment, I was not yet in contact with Sion, but with other clubs. “I was contacted by Sion a couple of weeks after deciding to leave. “I wanted to come back to France but despite a few contacts Sion convinced me.” Fortune also had some words of praise for former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and the people at the club. He added: “Wenger had already seen me play. “He spoke with Lens. Today, I thank him for all that. I could never thank him enough for that. “In the youth teams at Arsenal, he would come and see us often, he would speak with us. “It is a very familial club. From employees to gardeners, everyone loves each other. That really struck me.”
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Arsenal transfer news: 'Gunners offered me a four-year deal but I turned them down'
Dandy
January 03, 2019
Fortune joined Arsenal in 2015 from French side Lens along with Jeff-Reine Adelaide in a reported £3m double deal. But despite comparisons with Thierry Henry, Fortune was never able to break through at the Emirates. **PREDICT FIVE RESULTS AND WIN £25,000 - FREE TO PLAY HERE** And in June, Fortune left the club and joined Swiss side FC Sion. Speaking in an interview with French publication Foot Mercato, Fortune revealed Arsenal offered him a four-year deal but still opted to leave. “Arsenal offered me a 4-year extension,” he said. “But I wanted to enter into professional football. Arsenal is a great club, but I needed playing time. “I had to play, and I preferred to leave. It was difficult to stay at Arsenal in the sense that there were big names and a new manager (Emery). “I spoke with Per Mertesacker which made me think very hard. He wanted me to absolutely stay. “But I felt again that the best solution was to leave. At that moment, I was not yet in contact with Sion, but with other clubs. “I was contacted by Sion a couple of weeks after deciding to leave. “I wanted to come back to France but despite a few contacts Sion convinced me.” Fortune also had some words of praise for former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and the people at the club. He added: “Wenger had already seen me play. “He spoke with Lens. Today, I thank him for all that. I could never thank him enough for that. “In the youth teams at Arsenal, he would come and see us often, he would speak with us. “It is a very familial club. From employees to gardeners, everyone loves each other. That really struck me.”
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