Gunners boss confident players will sign new deal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has claimed that money is not a priority in the minds of his Gunners stars, and that they will stay at the club if the team are challenging for trophies.
Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez both have less than 2 years left on their current deals, and are yet to agree extensions on their contracts.
Both can expect a huge rise in their wages should they sign, but Wenger claims that their decision to sign will be fueled by the incentive of winning trophies, not the money they’re earning.
“I think these kind of players can raise a little bit above the financial aspect of the game because they are not poor and they have to look really on the football side,” said the Arsenal boss.
“We have a scale of wages but it has become a bit more individual than when I arrived 20 years ago because every case is a bit special. It has changed a little bit but anyway – you don’t need to worry, they are all well paid.
“I blame nobody. If you were a player you would try the same. It has always been difficult to keep the good players. They have to feel that you meet their needs at the club and they get paid for it. Ideally you don’t go into the final year but that is why we negotiate before.
“They are wanted by other clubs and it’s normal they try to get the maximum out of their negotiations because they have 10 years to play at the top level if all goes well. My whole life I fight to get the players paid as much as I can.”
By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10
