Have Arsenal left it too late in the transfer window to secure the players they need? North London rivals have spent £49m and Manchester City nearly £100m. Many Arsenal fans are becoming increasingly concerned.
Have Arsenal left it too late in the transfer window to secure the players they need? North London rivals have spent £49m and Manchester City nearly £100m. Many Arsenal fans are becoming increasingly concerned.
What does this suggest is that Arsenal’s spending has been held back not so much by the cost of paying back the loans on the Emirates, but by Wenger’s natural caution. He is clearly a very good development coach, but is he so good at playing the transfer market?
Of course, one should never sign a player just for the sake of having a marquee signing. Sometimes he who laughs last laughs longest. But time is running out.