Former Arsenal striker Carlos Vela said he had 'three bad years' in England - and couldn't wait to leave the Gunners. Mexico international Vela joined Arsenal as a teenager in 2005 but spent most of his football education on loan at various Spanish sides.
He had two seasons with the Gunners, scoring 11 goals in 64 appearances, before a miserable loan spell at West Brom, where he netted just two league goals in eight games.
It was only when he joined Real Sociedad on loan in 2011 that Vela started to kick on, and after making the move permanent a year later he forged a successful career at San Sebastian, scoring 73 goals in 250 appearances.
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