Arsenal Quote by Olivier Giroud

There were a lot of reasons why I wanted to leave Arsenal.

— Freddie Ljungberg

When I was a player, you only left the club if they wanted to get rid of you. That was your team - if…

— Harry Redknapp

When I left Arsenal, it was because I had done everything there and a big club like Real Madrid wanted me and even David…

— Nicolas Anelka

I left Arsenal because I wanted to develop and learn as a player and get to experience a new club.

— Alexis Sanchez

I had a good time at Chelsea and was accepted in the team, so it's difficult to explain why I left. My performances were…

— Andre Schurrle

Leaving Arsenal was the most difficult decision of my career.

— Robert Pires

Arsenal showed the door to too many people. Why did they let Thierry Henry go? When I found out about his move I realised…

— Freddie Ljungberg

My departure from Arsenal was purely for sporting reasons.

— Samir Nasri

A lot of people said I left Nottingham Forest for the wrong reasons, but that wasn't true. I wanted to play for a top…

— Patrick Bamford

Why didn't I stay at Liverpool after having achieved what I wanted to do: to play, score, and of course to relaunch my career?…

— Nicolas Anelka

The club continued to make significant player decisions without involving me. In the end, such a breach of trust and confidence meant that I…

— Alan Curbishley

It was a difficult decision to leave Liverpool but I knew it was something I had to do to get playing regularly and improve.

— Conor Coady