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Arsenal transfers: Sanchez, Van Persie, Henry... Seven stars Wenger said he wouldn't sell
ALEXIS SANCHEZ became the latest player to leave Arsenal despite manager Arsene Wenger claiming they wouldn't be sold.
Arsene Wenger has developed a reputation for saying he won't sell players, then doing just that
Arsene Wenger is developing an unhealthy reputation for going back on his word after claiming he wouldn’t sell particular players.
The Arsenal boss assured fans in the summer that Alexis Sanchez wouldn’t be sold this season, only to see the Chilean join Manchester United in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan this week.
Sanchez is not the first player to leave the club after Wenger claimed they would be staying, with at least six other stars departing in a similar fashion.
Arsenal fans must now be getting worried every time their manager promises a player is staying put.
Take a look through the gallery above to see which players Arsene Wenger said were staying at Arsenal, only for them to leave shortly afterwards.