Arsene Wenger has revealed how several of his former players regret leaving Arsenal. He said: "It is reassuring for people to get a [big] name in so they feel strong. But if you have young players and every time they are ready to play you put a guy who is 27 or 28 in front of them, you never get them out.
"We want to get them to love the club. We will not always be successful because we lose some but I am confident we will keep 90 per cent of the players for eight or nine years, get the continuity and win trophies.
"On the other hand, I would like to show you some players of letters who left us and how much they would like to come back.
"That is always very impressive to see. That is why I think we have enough strengths to keep them together."