Sagna understands Hleb, Ade

Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna is confident that the club can keep hold of Togo international striker Emmanuel Adebayor, but still understands the reasons for a player wishing to leave for other opportunities elsewhere.

"It's part of football…we also lost Mathieu Flamini, who was an important player in midfield," Sagna told L'Equipe about Hleb.

"That's a shame, but I'm not worried. Samir [Nasri] should arrive soon and then there are a lot of young players knocking at the door.

"It may be a good chance for them to make the step. Then, of course if Emmanuel [Adebayor] was to leave, it'd be a massive loss.

"But we're not there yet."