Same thing was said about Flamini, Fabregas, Hleb, Adebayor, Robin etc and we ended up losing them. These were players who swore allegiance to Wenger but conveniently left when other clubs offered more dough. You never heard Rooney, Scholes, Giggs etc saying they would leave Man U if Fergie retired because the club always came first. Wenger's presence has become counter productive to keeping players. He indulges them and suddenly they think they are too big for the club. It's all about Arsene Wenger FC isn't it.