Arsenal are famed for their near misses in the transfer market with many world-class stars nearly joining over the years, even including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Gunners were firmly in the mix to bring Ronaldo to Highbury before the Portugal legend opted to join Manchester United in 2003. Messi, too, nearly laced his boots in north London that year as Arsene Wenger eyed a double raid on Barcelona while he signed Cesc Fabregas. Just one question also stopped Arsenal from signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic aged 17, despite the Sweden icon posing in their No9 shirt. The attacker was primed…