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Arsène Wenger was once quoted saying that Dragan Stojkovic was the best footballer he`d ever had the fortune to work with as a manager. Read: Neither Bergkamp nor Thierry Henry, but Dragan Stojkovic.- that MEANS SOMETHING or doesn`t it ? The latter`s career at Olympique de Marseille was cut short due to injuries, and when the former Champions League winner, as a result of financial irregularities and the match-fixing scandal, suffered enforced relegation, Stojkovic left France and Europe for Japan where he joined J-League-Club Nagayo Grampus 8. At Nagayo and under Arsène Wenger`s careful player management, Stojkovic immediately regained strength. 29 years of age, he was better than ever during his first season in Japan. Many European top clubs - Real Madrid, Juve, Milan, Parma, to name but a few - outright showered him with attractive offers, Wenger wanted Stojkovic to join him when he left for Arsenal in the summer of 1996. Having already become a cult hero in Japan, Stojkovic declined all offers and spent the remainder of his career at Nagayo.
Arsène Wenger was once quoted saying that Dragan Stojkovic was the best footballer he`d ever had the fortune to work with as a manager. Read: Neither Bergkamp nor Thierry Henry, but Dragan Stojkovic.- that MEANS SOMETHING or doesn`t it ? The latter`s career at Olympique de Marseille was cut short due to injuries, and when the former Champions League winner, as a result of financial irregularities and the match-fixing scandal, suffered enforced relegation, Stojkovic left France and Europe for Japan where he joined J-League-Club Nagayo Grampus 8. At Nagayo and under Arsène Wenger`s careful player management, Stojkovic immediately regained strength. 29 years of age, he was better than ever during his first season in Japan. Many European top clubs - Real Madrid, Juve, Milan, Parma, to name but a few - outright showered him with attractive offers, Wenger wanted Stojkovic to join him when he left for Arsenal in the summer of 1996. Having already become a cult hero in Japan, Stojkovic declined all offers and spent the remainder of his career at Nagayo.
