After hitting eight goals past a hapless Viking FK on Friday night, Arsene Wenger revealed that the club was on ‘high alert’ – seeking players to sign before the transfer window closes.
“It’s not the prices, it’s the players,” Wenger told Arsenal’s official website.
“At the moment I’m focused on the players we have. Today we didn’t have Ramsey, [Granit] Xhaka, Alexis [Sanchez] – he will play on Sunday.
“We still have [Mesut] Ozil at home, and [Olivier] Giroud and [Laurent] Koscielny too.
“We also have young players who came on and did well. We do not have to panic but we are on alert in the transfer market so that we can make the right move when the opportunity comes up.”
He then added, “The money is never a problem if you have to pay what is requested.”
Arsenal fans, especially the Nigerian ones have been pleading with their ‘ijebu’ manager to splash the cash and fortify the team with quality players even though he has already spent £35million on Xhaka, whilst he also snagged 20-year-old Rob Holding from Bolton Wanderers for £2.5million but the fans are not satisfied.
“The price of a player is down to four ingredients. One is the talent, two his age, three is how much you expect him to improve your team, and four his resale value.
“If he ticks all four boxes then the price is not that important. You have to find the player.” Arsenal fans, there you have it – find a player that ticks all these four characteristics and Wenger will shell out!
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