Adams: Gunners out of title hunt

Former Arsenal captain Tony Adams insists the club’s failure to hold on to their best players has left them with no chance of winning the Premier League title.

Robin van Persie’s departure followed those of big-name stars Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy, and Adams said yesterday: “I never got anywhere near the last year of my contract.

“You don’t let them go into their last year and run their contract down.