Don't know what this fake-Nayan weirdo is on about though. We were happy to sell him for £16m rather than him forcing a move. He was a committed player whose main asset was his recovery pace (which he desperately needed because he was never in position). Thankfully for our success, he was playing alongside the best CB in England over the last 20 years. We could've put Jenkinson next to Sol and maintained a respectable record.
Hilarious - he was Eboue but slightly less thickOriginally Posted by BOBN
We signed Eboue and Kolo Toure, but Yaya Toure wasn't good enough.
Sums up Wenger.
i know, imagine signing a totally unknown player and in his second season he becomes a first choice defender and wins the league unbeaten. bloody wenger doesnt know a thing
Besides, Yaya was denied a work permit. That's why he was slumming it in Ukraine and Greece for years.
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I have no complaints about Toure. He was a good servant to the Club and a part of many great moments for us. He is a player that should always get a warm welcome from Arsenal fans.
As for his brother - I saw him play in the Barnet friendly - it was clear we wanted to sign him, but we're not Man United so he wasn't granted a work permit.
Arsène Wenger missed out on signing Yaya Toure because of red tape.
The powerful midfielder had a trial with Arsenal as a youngster but he was not eligible for a work permit and had to return to Belgium, where he played for Beveren.
Toure - the younger brother of former Gunner Kolo - moved to Ukraine and went on to play for Olympiakos in Greece before joining Barcelona and winning a host of trophies, including the Champions League.
The 27-year-old swapped the Nou Camp for Manchester City last summer and is expected to line up against Arsenal on Wednesday night. Wenger knows that things could have been very different.
"I know him very well, since he was 15 years old, so I know him for a long time. He is a top-class talent," said Wenger.
"He was here as a young boy but we cannot get players in here if they are not internationals. He had no work permit and was too young. We tried to wait until when he was in Belgium, we tried to get him a European passport.
"He was not patient enough and left for Metalurh Donetsk, that is the club where he went.
"He has made a big impact - he is a top class player. He came out of a frustrating season at Barcelona because he didn’t play last season at all but the year before he played and was very influential.
"Last year he lost his position for Busquets and in midfield, he is the kind of player who needs to play, Yaya - we know him very well."
there we go. yaya couldn't sign due to work permit
Sol Campbell was fucking good.
Shame Dido Didsed him.
Indisputable facts, logic and common sense.
Also known as futile.
Itz funny coz Wenger dindt sine Tourer as coz he fought he waz very average and alzo didn't get a work permet.
LOLZ just LOLZ at Toure.
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