[ 2016-08-18 ]

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Arsene Wenger: Arsenal ‘ready’ to spend money in transfer market
Arsene Wenger says he is prepared to enter the
transfer market before the window closes on 31
August.

The Arsenal boss has been criticised by fans for a
lack of signings in recent years but his squad has
suffered a spate of recent injuries.

“I can reassure people we’re ready to spend
the money we have,” Wenger said.

“It’s important to spend money but more
important to spend it the right way. There are two
markets, one for English clubs, one for the rest
of Europe.”

The Gunners saw Aaron Ramsey and Alex Iwobi go off
in their openingPremier League defeat against
Liverpool on Sunday, while Per Mertesacker,
Gabriel and Jack Wilshere were injured in
pre-season and Danny Welbeck is a long-term
absentee.

Wenger said Ramsey “should be back after the
international break”, ruling him out of league
matches at Leicester on Saturday and Watford on 27
August and making him doubtful for Wales’
opening World Cup qualifier with Moldova on 5
September.

The 66-year-old Frenchman, who has been in charge
of the Gunners since October 1996, urged the fans
to trust his judgement and said he had completed
over 400 transfers during his time at Arsenal.

“It is dangerous. English clubs suffocate
themselves by buying players at a high price with
high wages, if it goes wrong you are left with
players with high wages,” he said.

“The identity of the buyer multiplies transfers
by two or three or even 10 times more.”

Source - BBC

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