Rafael: Arsenal scout wanted to tap me up
Manchester United’s Brazilian twin full-backs Rafael and Fabio da
Silva revealed they were approached by a man claiming to represent
the Gunners.
Even though they were only 15 at the time, he asked them to
betray their Brazilian club Fluminense, who had already agreed to
let the brothers move to Old Trafford. Rafael, now 18, said: “We
were not too happy with the way he approached us.
The scout said he was from Arsenal and invited us to come and
train. At that time we had already been to see Manchester United
and train once with our club’s permission.
But this man wanted to take us to England and say nothing to
Fluminense. We disagreed with that principle. Fluminense was where
we started, we had been there for years and they looked after
us.”
Ian McGarry, The Sun
