"It is important for football that players do not move away. That nobody can just come in and say 'we want him and you go.' So it is important that the policy we entered into a few years ago is productive. And i believe for the whole football world that it is massively important that Arsenal is successful and that there is not only one way to have success in football - to just put a huge amount of money in."
That's what Arsene Wenger had to say about Cesc's staying with us. He thinks this is good for football, not just for us. I agree with him.
Arsenal are trying to accomplish something great. Usually in the world of football the clubs that spend the most are the ones that win. If Arsenal win, we will have done it by spending a considerably less amount of money than Chelsea, United, and Man City. A premiership victory for Arsenal will prove to the world that the biggest, most powerful clubs do not have a monopoly on trophies, and clubs with less spending power can also win through proper planning and hard work.
Keeping Cesc at the club is significant to all of this because it shows that the big clubs can't just swoop in and take whatever player they want without caring about the rules or showing any kind of respect to other clubs. It also shows that small clubs can indeed hold onto their best players to give themselves a good chance at succeeding.
But is the Arsenal approach fundamentally flawed? Will we ever win anything? I do believe we can. I have faith in Wenger and his players, but of course there are no guarantees. That doesn't, however, take away from the fact that our holding onto Cesc is a little victory for Arsenal and football.
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