What he's said there would have a lot more meaning if it weren't for the suspicion that the next time someone waves a cheque under his nose to put his name to an anti-AW piece, he'll happily do so.
Oh, I don't mind that. Everyone has a right to try to make as much money as possible. I applaud it, especially from a man like him.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."