Sol Campbell "did absolutely nothing wrong" when he joined Arsenal from Tottenham Hotspur and should have been invited to the farewell to White Hart Lane, his agent has told talkSPORT.
Spurs will parade an array of former players and managers at the final match at their home since 1899 on May 14.
But former captain Campbell, an unpopular figure among fans after leaving Spurs for their North London rivals on a free transfer when his contract expired in 2001, is not among those invited.
"I would like to see him invited. It would be great for him to be there for the last game at the Lane and for everybody to finish on a good note," agent Sky Andrew said.
Although centre-half Campbell won the League Cup with Spurs in 1999, Andrew said the club were not fulfilling their potential at that time.
Campbell went on to win two Premier League titles and three FA Cups at Arsenal, and his agent added: "Sol Campbell did absolutely nothing wrong -- you cannot castigate a player for honouring his contract.
"I know people say things like: 'Sol Campbell did it on purpose.' How can he do it on purpose?
"It was his responsibility to play football and it was the club's responsibility to offer players contracts, and to offer them the right contract at the right time.
"He wasn't offered a contract early, but I have a lot of respect for the people who were in control of the club at the time.
"But all that happened -- and this happens at a lot of clubs -- you've got a player that absolutely fulfils his potential at a club. And then there's a problem if the club isn't fulfilling its potential as well."
Andrew said the move to Highbury from White Hart Lane had been "such a difficult decision for Sol."
He added: "He refused to speak to any club. We were in January, February, March -- he refused to speak to any club.
"No club in Europe can say that Sol Campbell agreed to speak to them, because he wanted to sort out the situation with Spurs.
"At that time, he was only thinking about staying with Spurs. In the end, he maybe saw his aspirations elsewhere, but I'm telling you now that was very late in the day."