Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he was "convinced" Aaron Ramsey would remain at the club.
The Welshman will join Juventus in the summer as a free agent after Arsenal withdrew from negotiations over an extension.
And Wenger says he had no indication while he was at the club that Ramsey wouldn't re-sign.
"In the case of Ramsey, it's not a question at all of [running down his] contract, not at all," he said.
"I think it was not a financial situation and not a desire of the player to leave. But, as long as I was there, I was convinced that the player would stay.
"What happened after, I don't know. It was not a financial problem, not a desire to leave problem."