Year in year out we were told that we had NO money to spend as the club was deep in debt to investors and such like for the building of a new stadium, we saw players like Nasri and Van Persie sold with no adequate replacements brought in, and we swallowed it because we were an club in transition seeking better times further ahead, Or so we were told... (justarsenal.com)
Theoretically, the days of Arsenal being forced to sell Robin van Persie to Man United, Nasri to Man City and Ashley Cole to Chelsea are long gone, as the building of the new stadium is no longer a drain. (justarsenal.com)
It also meant that the Gunners came out of the financial shackles imposed by the building of a new stadium as early as possible and that means that we are now looking for top players to sign rather than struggling to keep the ones we have. (justarsenal.com)