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Arsenal transfer news: Why Unai Emery has already done one thing WRONG - David Seaman
ARSENAL should have done more to keep hold of Jack Wilshere as letting him go was a mistake, according to David Seaman.
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Wilshere, who had been with Arsenal since the age of nine, put pen to paper on a three-year deal with West Ham last week.
After a meeting with Emery, Wilshere had been told he didn’t fit into his long-term plans at the Emirates.
Emery is looking to trim down his squad after making five signings so far this summer and it has been reported he could let as many as SIX stars leave before the transfer window closes.
Among them are Danny Welbeck and David Ospina, who have become increasingly marginalised figures.
I don’t know a whole pile about Unai Emery, but I certainly wouldn’t have let Jack Wilshere leave Arsenal
As far as Wilshere is concerned, Seaman is adamant that Emery has already made a crucial error.
“I don’t know a whole pile about Unai Emery, but I certainly wouldn’t have let Jack Wilshere leave Arsenal," he told Paddy Power.
"He is a player who can unlock defences, he’s got that little bit of magic.
"Everyone keeps banging on about his injuries, but why not offer him a pay-as-you-play contract, then?
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“I hate seeing good players leave Arsenal. I saw when people like Robin van Persie, Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri went and doubled their wages overnight, so I could understand it from their point of view.
“However, the fact that we were letting our best players go was really annoying – and I feel like we’ve done that again with Jack.
“It’s sad to see him go because he was Arsenal.
"He was, as the fans chant, ‘one of our own’, but now he’s gone to West Ham. They’ll be a better team with him."