LONDON -- Arsene Wenger says losing Kieran Gibbs this summer hurt more than the departure of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Gibbs left Arsenal after 13 years at the club to join West Brom and could come up against his former club on Monday when the Baggies visit the Emirates.
While it was a mutual decision for Gibbs to move, Wenger said his exit was more painful than Oxlade- Chamberlain's to Liverpool since the left-back had been at the club for such a long time.
"Yes [it hurts when such players leave] because ideally you want stability and you want players who carry the values through the generation," Wenger said.