A Quote by Freddie Ljungberg
There were a lot of reasons why I wanted to leave Arsenal.
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I got scouted for Tottenham and was there for three to four weeks before a phone call from Arsenal came. The first session they wanted to sign me so, happy days, I didn't look back. I'm an Arsenal fan, everyone in my family is Arsenal, so it wasn't a hard decision.
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