Huddersfield Town defender Mathias 'Zanka' Jorgensen has opened up on his trial with Arsenal in 2007.
The Dane visited London Colney twice as a youngster but opted instead to join hometown club, FC Copenhagen, rather than risk not making it at Arsenal. He signed with the Terriers in the summer and has appeared in every Premier League game.
"I went twice when I was 15 and 16 or 14 and 15 - I can't quite remember," he told BBC Radio Leeds.
"I had a trial and then went back and had five days with the first team just training.
"I was supposed to go over and play a first team match or a friendly match but that never went through.
"I actually had to come back from the airport because they found out I was suspended back in Denmark and there were some rules against it so it never went through."
He added: "I wasn't feeling that well in that period so I was lucky.
"Basically in the summer it was between going to Copenhagen the first time or trying my luck at Arsenal.
"They went and bought Harvard Nordtveit - same age, central defender - for a lot of and money and they were still in talks with me but not really sure and then I was like 'I want to go to Copenhagen'."
Source: tribalfootball.com