"So, obviously we approached Arsenal, we said, 'listen I'm leaving Barcelona and by law, you have a week to decide if you want to take me back or not'. For a week, I couldn't talk to anyone.

"We noticed Arsenal, Arsene, everyone, so after a week we called Arsene and he said he'd thought about it and he said they already had a lot of Players in my position like Mesut Ozil, Cazorla, Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey.

"And he said to fit me in he would have to play someone out and this could create, you know... I think also he was a little bit hurt, by how I left and everything. I don't hold anything bad because it's their right, their decision and they could do what they wanted."

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