Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed he faced a serious mutiny during pre-season, when 'half the Gunners dressing room wanted to leave' the club.
But now that they are slowly moving up the table after their disastrous start to the season, Wenger is confident Arsenal will finish in a top-four position.
However, the Gunners boss accepts that defections have cost his side dearly. But he refuses to believe that players like Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy quit the club to win trophies, and says money was the motivating factor.
"It was a very difficult summer because half the dressing room wanted to leave," said Wenger on French radio station RTL.
"Frankly, if you compare what Manchester City have won in the past and what Arsenal have won, then you don't go to Manchester City to win titles. Players go to Manchester City because they pay much better than Arsenal.
"There's always a financial logic behind who ends up being successful in any league. If Barcelona or Real Madrid paid three times less than Malaga, players would go to Malaga. That's always the case. It's as simple as that. So when a player has the choice between two clubs who have the same ambitions, if he can earn three times as much at one club, he'll go there. That's logical."
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