Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has no regrets allowing Roma attacker Julio Baptista to slip through his fingers.

"He was on loan and we had to pay a high price for his transfer," said the Frenchman.

"At the time we had the opportunity to buy Eduardo who could play left and central, he was more of a goalscorer and younger as well. I decided on that option.

"But we all liked him [Baptista] here and he wanted to go back to Real Madrid as well."