I don't see it as a Fail.

RVP didn't want to be at Arsenal anymore - after his statement earlier this summer he was never staying and wouldn't be accepted by the fans.

He had one year left on his contract, therefore £24 million is a very good transfer fee to command for him. He is 29 years old and will have little to zero resale value at the end of his contract.

Wenger knows when to sell his own players just look at the history, Wenger must be sick of never being wrong on these sales.