He and others caution that the economic run in that region is still based more on a somewhat inevitable recovery than on a lot of structural change.

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger gave Gallas his best wishes on the move across north London, and intimated his exit was somewhat inevitable following the summer arrival of centre-back Laurent Koscielny from Lorient.

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