1983: Celtic striker Charlie Nicholas flies into London for talks with Arsenal. The 21-year-old, who scored 50 goals for the Glasgow giants last season, is also being tracked by Manchester United and before meeting Arsenal manager Terry Neill he admitted:
1983:
Celtic striker Charlie Nicholas flies into London for talks with Arsenal.
The 21-year-old, who scored 50 goals for the Glasgow giants last season, is also being tracked by Manchester United and before meeting Arsenal manager Terry Neill he admitted: "I have no preference, I'm not going to disregard any teams, I will listen to them all.
"I'm here to talk to Arsenal and find out what they can offer me and where they want to play me."
Neill seemed confident of securing his signature: "I would love him to sign for Arsenal ... and I hope we impressed him."
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