Werder Bremen star Serge Gnabry says Arsenal "badly" wanted him to stay last August.

Gnabry has shone since returning to his native Germany and has already scored four goals in 10 Bundesliga appearances this season.

"It was the right decision," Gnabry told Kicker.

"Everybody who compares my development over the last four months to my time in England before that can't come to a different conclusion.

"That was the main reason for the transfer - I wanted to get more playing time and it worked. Arsenal wanted to keep me, badly, but I had to look after my development.

"If a player does not perform well, a club has no sympathy and they do not want to keep him."