He said: "Another example of me shunning the 'star' thing is I'm not even the highest-paid player at Arsenal.
"If money motivated me I could have said yes to the Real Madrid offer last summer. But FOOTBALL - not money - governs my life.
"I'm proud to be a Gunner and I understand what that means."
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