Arsenal boss
Arsene Wenger says he was right
to sell Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester
City so not block the progress of youngsters like
Nicklas Bendtner and Carlos Vela.
"They got a great striker and we got a reasonable price," said
the manager. "We have some young players who can now get an
opportunity to play."
The Frenchman confessed it was a tough call whether or not to
allow Adebayor to leave, but he insisted that the bigger picture
influenced his final decision.
He also told arsenal.com: "It is not always 'do you keep
Ade or not?', it is 'do you lose the players who are behind him?'.
Because if they do not play, they will want to go, so you have to
make this kind of decision.
"It is not against the player. It is sometimes a case of 'can we
afford to lose a player we have educated since the age of 16 or 17
who will want to go if he doesn't play?'”.