Arsene Wenger has admitted Joel Campbell wanted to leave the club this summer due to the lack of first team opportunities. On his various loan spells at the likes of Olympiacos, Villarreal, and Real Betis, he had played regular first team football, but at Arsenal his role was peripheral, at best. However, given a chance to showcase his talent on Saturday, the 23 year old capped his first Premier League start with a goal, and drew praise from his manager. 'I think he wanted to go because he didn’t play,' said Wenger. 'You can understand and as well because he didn’t play at all,” he said. “Sometimes people want you to buy more and more players but after a while you have to look at...
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