Wenger: no regrets about selling Vieira

ARSENE WENGER insisted he had no regrets about allowing Patrick Vieira to leave Arsenal as he prepared to welcome his former captain back to Highbury in the Champions League later this month.

Wenger: no regrets about selling Vieira

The Gunners’ reward for a deserved victory over Real Madrid was another glamour tie against Serie A leaders Juventus, whom Vieira joined in the summer following nine hugely successful seasons in north London.

There is no doubt the departure of his long-time enforcer in a £13.7 million (€19.9m) deal left Wenger with a huge void in the centre of Arsenal’s midfield, which is only now slowly starting to be filled by the likes of promising youngsters Cesc Fabregas and Abou Diaby.

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