Arsene Wenger has appeared to take aim at Bayern Munich over the way they signed Serge Gnabry from Werder Bremen.
Gnabry was handed his Arsenal first team debut by Wenger in 2012 but went on to make only 10 Premier League appearances for the Gunners before leaving to join Bremen in 2016.
The winger then moved to Bayern Munich the following season and has since forced his way into the starting XI at the Allianz Arena, including a starring role in their 7-2 win against Spurs in the Champions League group stages, he added two goals to that tally in the 3-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
But Wenger has now suggested that Bayern actually signed the winger back in 2016 and has criticised the way the German giants conducted themselves.
“This guy has no limitations. It is more how much he wants to suffer," the Frenchman told BeinSports.
“He has pace, power and technical ability and sometimes he looks for the easy way in football and that was his problem.
“I gave him to West Brom and it didn’t work at all.
“We had an agreement with him and then Bayern stole him away from Werder Bremen.”
Before Wenger added: “Because he didn’t play at West Brom I let him go with the Under-21s in the summer, the national side, and he did very well. He was refreshed and we had prepared him.
“Then suddenly he was asked to sign his new contract and wanted to go to Werder Bremen.
“But it was not Werder Bremen who bought him it was Bayern Munich who bought him.
“Because six months, a year later, he moved from Bremen to Bayern but it was a done deal before.
“It was the end of his contract and we thought he would stay.”
