Hleb's agent released a statement indicating that his client has had a face to face talk with Arsene Wenger and he is leaving the club this summer, no turning back. 

If you ever wonder what were Hleb and Flamini laughing about while watching Arsenal play Everton last week, it has to be something along the line, "See you in Milan, we're off to win trophies and get a better paycheck too. Doubt we'll win anything with this kids."  ~ I am not quoting from any source, this is just my thoughts.

Well,  there is some truth in my fantasied statement:

1. They do pay better.

- Thats a fact that we cannot deny. We have a stadium to pay for and the club refuse to pay stupid money that would damage the entire club in future. So, its subjective and you are free to choose.

2. Perhaps you can win trophies over there.

- PERHAPS. No team is guaranteed a trophy. Up till now, even Man Utd is not guaranteed that they'll win anything if they lose and Chelsea win this weekend and Chelsea win again in Moscow. Is Henry going to play in Moscow? He can even get flocked out of Barca to a smaller club this summer.

3. "The kids" will win nothing playing with them.

- True, but they'll win trophies without them.

Fact is, they are both replaceable and here is a chance to buy a creative player who can score instead of passing in front of the goal mouth. What about a goal scoring CM in Flamini's replacement? Diaby to score more? Gilberto already proved that last season he can score 10 goals. Look at everything in a positive way. 

Cheers! 

Why are there so many news-sites that carries bad news whenever it comes to Arsenal? Flamini left, so? Are there not any other midfielders out there who can be better than him? Arsenal moved on even when Pattrick Vieira left and someone by the name of Cesc Fabregas turn up in our midfield.

Its amazing how one player by the name of Flamini leaves the club and other players are supposed to follow suit. Truth is, bad news always attract more traffic or readers. Arsenal Football Club is doing fine, so there is no need to press the panic button. Over the years, so many great players come and go, some retired and we are still playing the beautiful football that makes Arsenal so famous. Not to mention the only team who went 49 games unbeaten played beautiful football, not score and park a bus at their goal mouth.

Some question Arsenal's ambition in the transfer market when Wenger chose youth over experience. But my thoughts on that matter is due to the lack of financial strength when we were building and now still financing our new stadium. So, how many Arsenal fan has at least once boasted to your friend that our club has the best facilities and the best ground in England? Maybe even Europe? 

What Arsene see is long term and if the club and Arsene had been short-sighted, we will not have moved into The Emirates because they'd want short term success by buying established players who will then get old and probably retired in a few years (players in their peak) time. The Emirates is where the money for big transfer will come from for years to come and it is also Arsene's ambition to compete with bigger clubs like Man Utd, Real Madrid, Barca, etc (with mega big stadiums and gate collection) in the transfer market.

At the moment, the club needs to spend wisely and look into ways to keep football matters balanced as well. That means trophies. Well, the club has been very thrifty over the past 3 seasons for the reasons mentioned above. I reckon that this summer we will see the beginning of some establish players coming to Arsenal. Surely more will follow in seasons to come, as well as silverwares too!