Arsene Wenger Says He Refused To Let Yohan Djourou Leave Arsenal This Summer

Swiss star still has future in north London, insists Wenger. Arsene Wenger has offered Arsenal fringe player Yohan Djourou a lifeline, claiming he refused to allow the Swiss defender to leave the club this summer. Djourou is behind fellow centre-halves Thomas Vermaelen, Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny is the pecking order at the Emirates and expressed his unhappiness at the situation in July. His remarks led to speculation that Djorou, who has not started a game for the Gunners since April, would leave north London in the summer but Wenger has insisted that the Switzerland internation...