Wenger Under Pressure To Spend In January
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will face pressure to sign new players and spend significant money from the Gunners board in January, according to a report from The Daily Mirror. Shareholders have apparently made it clear to the club's directors that a major signing is required in January in order to appease fans and make a statement of intent as far as ambition is concerned. Wenger has often stated that he will only buy when he feels that the price is right though, and adopts a famously thrifty approach to transfer dealings, favouring young talent over expensive established stars. The Frenchman reportedly has West Ham United striker Carlton Cole, Bordeaux’s Marouane Chamakh and Toulouse’s Andre-Pierre Gignac on his hit list, but will not be held to ransom over any of those players. He is said to feel that he can get Cole for £9 million because of the Hammers' current financial woes. Toulouse are expected to demand more than £15m for Gignac. Chamakh is a free agent in ...