Transfer Rumour Unconfirmed · Early speculationFootball.LondonUnverified source· 16 Aug 2026
Gnabry: Arsenal wanted me, but I had to leave
Former Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry reveals he left for development despite the club wanting to keep him.
S. Gnabry
player
Age
31
Position
Winger
Club
Bayern
Nationality
German
Key stat
18 appearances for Arsenal first team
What happened. Serge Gnabry said Arsenal wanted to keep him, but he left for more minutes and developed elsewhere.
- Gnabry joined Arsenal from Stuttgart in 2010 at age 16.
- He struggled for game time under Arsene Wenger.
- He signed for Werder Bremen in 2016 for £5m.
“It was the right decision [to leave Arsenal].”
— Serge Gnabry
Gnabry's success at Bayern shows leaving was right, and Lewis-Skelly may face a similar choice.
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