Emmanuel Adebayor has claimed that he left Arsenal because they needed the money, in addition to his unpopularity with the fans.
Adebayor recently joined Manchester City in a £25 million move and has been criticised by some of the Arsenal faithful, but he said it was not his decision.
He told The Daily Mail, "I came back from holiday and in my first training session they told me that they had accepted an offer for me.
"I asked Wenger why he wanted to sell me. I found out that Arsenal needed the money and that I was the target.
"I never wanted to leave.
"I’m happy they get their money and I hope they spend it well."
The Togolese striker then said he felt his criticism from the fans was unfair, continuing, "I scored 30 goals for Arsenal two seasons ago and it was not my fault that AC Milan, Barcelona or Real Madrid wanted to buy me.
"The way the fans turned against me was not nice. They didn’t turn on Cesc Fabregas when Barcelona showed interest in him.
"When a player plays well, clubs come in for him. The fans never understood that and I cannot understand why they went after me.
"I played my heart out for that club and gave it my best and the way the fans behaved towards me was not nice at all."
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