Arsene Wenger has revealed that Arsenal will be active in the January transfer window, but rules out a bid for Chelsea’s Petr Cech.
Cech has been heavily linked with a move to the Emirates in recent weeks having played in just one Premier League game this season.
Wenger is keen to add defensive reinforcements to his squad, but is confident that with players returning, their fortunes will change.
“January might be a month when we have nearly everybody back because Laurent Koscielny is back in the squad, Mathieu Debuchy will be back I think in two weeks.
In January we of course [will] try to get at least one body in.”
German forward Lukas Podolski is rumoured to be on the verge of leaving Arsenal, frustrated at his lack of game time.
But Wenger denies the unhappy Podolski is about to move. “I have had no enquiry about Podolski from anybody.”
The Arsenal manager added that Jack Wilshere is extremely disheartened after his latest injury setback.
“He is very down,” said Wenger. “He is a football man who loves the game.
On the other hand he is very strong as well and has learnt to deal with adversity from a very young age.
He always comes out stronger and when I spoke with him he is already determined, it is already in his mind the final sprint to the season. He is a very strong boy.”
By Joseph Richardson
