Should Arsenal fans be worried?

2008-05-09

Mathieu Flamini shocked Gunners fans this week by quitting the London outfit to join Italian giants AC Milan, however the player exodus may not be over just yet. Reports claim that Alexander Hleb is Inter Milan-bound and will buy out the remainder of his contract for £3m. With Real Madrid also publically confirming their interest in Spanish star Cesc Fabregas, Wenger will have a fight on his hands to persuade the young Spaniard to stay put.

Wenger has always been known for not only spotting bright young talent, and getting the best out of them, but also for only letting players go when he felt the time was right. These include former Arsenal stars such as Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Emmanuel Petit and Marc Overmars, but on the back of Flamini’s best season at the club, aged just 24, and Hleb also having a great season at the age of just 27, it would appear as though Wenger is struggling to hold on to their best players.

So are players starting to see Arsenal as a stepping stone to bigger and better things? Are Arsenal fans getting worried about what lays ahead with European giants targeting Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor?