Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has revealed he decided to sell Ivory Coast forward, Gervinho to Roma for £8m because he was a target for the Arsenal fans who expressed negativism towards him.

"I made that decision because he looked to play with a lack of confidence, especially at the Emirates," Wenger added.

"He is a very creative player, an instinctive dribbler and for that you need a lot of confidence to be completely efficient. I felt that in the last six months it was very difficult for him to express his talent in a confident way.

"Then you sit there and think, 'do I bring him back or does he need a new challenge to get that confidence back?' and I did not want to stop him from getting a new chance."
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I'm a full-time Arsenal supporter, anyway I think is better for him to join a new team whereby he can get a chance to play each and every game, instead of sitting us a back up plan.

True but I still feel he would have been useful if we kept him because Arsenal's squad is thin at the moment

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