It’s the news no Arsenal fan wants to hear.
Arsene Wenger feels that the World Cup could turn this summer’s transfer window into another last minute dash, the Arsenal manager seems to happy with his squad, and says there won’t be too much buisness over the summer. He is ready to make ‘two or three’ signings to be contenders for the title next season, but it could be a frustrating summer for their fans. It could be helped by the team winning against West Brom this weekend and securing Champions League football for next season.
Most Arsenal fans are crying out for a major overhaul of new players after watching the side’s Premier League challenge slip away disappointingly this season, but Arsene Wenger is worried that the World Cup could make the summer very difficult for The Gunners,
Wenger said: “It will be busy, but the main thing for us will be to keep the stability because we feel we are close. We want to add something that makes us even stronger, but, number wise, it will not be massive.
“From my experience, the World Cup years have always been very quiet until the end of the World Cup, with no players reachable.
“Everybody is focused in the country on their national team and there’s not a lot happening. People are away.
“I believe this year again you will have to wait until July 15 to start going.
“You are not the only one who decides when the business is done because it’s down to availability of players and the clubs who sell decide that.”
Arsenal have been linked with several big players from a list of big European clubs. Bayern Munich’s Mario Mandzukic has apparently caught the eye of Wenger, as has midfielder Lars Bender. Loic Remy could also be a target.
Wenger insisted Lukas Podolski is going nowhere and also said he would love to get business done earlier than Mesut Ozil’s late arrival last August. Arsenal have a habit of late deals
Wenger said: “We have only two players who are out of contract – Fabianski and Sagna. All the rest need our agreement and they haven’t got it yet.
“We might have someone available that you don’t expect to be available. But you have to be on alert. You speak about Ozil, but if we could have done Ozil one month earlier we would have done it.
“I think overall Podolski is happy here. If you look at the number of games he has played, with the number of goals he has scored and the number of assists he has, he is a very efficient player.
“He has over 100 caps with Germany and does not have one cap in the middle. Over 100 caps on the left. You cannot say it is not his job.
“He is happy there. He made a great international career there.”
By Ben Kelly
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