I won't let Arsenal rebels quit, says boss Arsene Wenger

The Arsenal boss also delivered a withering attack on AC Milan, who have snapped up Mathieu Flamini, saying the Gunners have far better values. And he went on to warn Inter that other clubs can try to lure players by buying out the final period of a contract.

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Wenger said: 'We have the players to compete next season for the Premier League and 98 per cent are staying. Only Flamini and Jens Lehmann will be gone.'

Then, switching to the attack, he said defiantly: 'There are plenty of players who want to join us, don't worry. We have no problem on that front.'

And with Aston Villa's Gareth Barry being linked o Arsenal, Wenger added: 'With the players we already have, there will be big competition for the central midfield if we bring somebody in. To Flamini I just say, "Goodbye and good luck".'

Adebayor's demand — exclusively revealed in Sportsmail — for a wage increase from £35,000 to £80,000 a week was shrugged off by Wenger, who said: 'Agents always get nervous in May and then calm down at the end of August. It will be all quiet then until January 1.

'Adebayor certainly will not be allowed to go and it is more likely he will be challenged to prove himself again in the opening months of the new season before a new contract offer is made.'

However, it emerged yesterday that the striker is Juventus manager Claudio Ranieri's top transfer target and he is prepared to meet his wage demands.

Taking the opportunity of praising Arsenal's standing as a club which does the right thing, and aiming a blow at AC Milan for capturing Flamini, he added: 'This club has a history of being built by people with values. I'm not sure in the history of AC Milan you'll find the same values that this club has.

'This is a big club that comes out of people's desire for values. It is clean a big club.'

He then turned on Inter and insisted: 'Yes, I am confident of keeping Alexander Hleb. Flamini said he wanted to stay and then left. But the rest are all under contract and if anyone wants to buy a player they have to call me.'

Hleb has identified a route out to Inter by buying out the remaining two years of his contract. The only player to do that, however, has been Rangers' Andy Webster when he left Hearts for Wigan two years ago.

Wenger said: 'It's not as easy at is looks, the so-called Webster clause.

'There is no rule that says what it is about. You have to go to FIFA, to tribunal and it can take a lot of months where the player can be banned for the whole period.'

He also warned Inter and any other clubs looking to use such a loophole by saying: 'You should not forget what clubs do to us we can do to them as well.'

Arsenal go to Sunderland tomorrow without defender Kolo Toure who has hamstring trouble. Wenger revealed that his Czech Republic midfield star Tomas Rosicky will miss the Euro 2008 finals with injury but will be ready for the new season.