Arsenal sold a number of players, including Cesc Fabregas, Gael Clichy, Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Eboue.
“It was a very difficult summer because half the dressing room wanted to leave,” said Wenger. “You’re preparing for a season where you don’t know who’s going to come in, the players who are staying are asking themselves what’s going on at the club, you’ve got a pre-season tour of Asia. It was extraordinarily difficult.”
