drippin
Obsessed with "Mature Trusted Members"
Country: Finland
Damn... Emi could have been our one-club-man. It shows that in the end the good guys get shafted. He did whatever he was told. Stayed loyal. Went out on loans. Played as backup. For 10 years.
then he got his chance, worked his socks off and pretty much turned in a 10/10 performance with trophies and shields to boot. Then the board sells him to make a quick buck. Could have just asked Leno to play in the cups and fight for his place back. It was purely about making some quick money, so they could pay Auba the 500k a week or whatever he wanted. That was the choice before Arteta, and he faltered and accepted it.
Well there are proofs and there are rumours & assumptions. Your comment is clearly the latter.
He chose Villa himself after getting an offer from Arsenal, while Arteta said he doesn't promise game time to anyone.