Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits they could have made more money by putting Cesc Fabregas on the open market. The Gunners allowed their former captain to return to Barcelona instead of selling him to the highest bidder.
"If he was on the market to any club we would have got more money but we did want to get a decent fee," Wenger told arsenal.com. "That's what I'm paid for.
"You cannot say because you want to get the deal done as quickly as possible: 'Just take him and give us what you want'. You have to fight for your rights.
"If Cesc is for sale and you can make an auction between Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City, you will certainly get more money, but he just wanted to go to Barcelona.
"We didn't even try [to encourage other clubs to bid] because we did not want to sell the player. Our desire was to keep the player."
