ARSENAL MANAGER Arsene Wenger has ruled out the possibility of selling players in January to boost their World Cup hopes.
A number of Gunners players could be axed from their countries’ rosters for Russia if they aren’t given more playing time.
Jack Wilshere and Theo Walcott (England) and Olivier Giroud (France) are just three examples of Arsenal players who could boost their World Cup chances with more game time.
France assistant Guy Stephane warned Giroud earlier in the week that he needed to find more playing time to assure himself a spot on Les Bleus’ roster this summer.
“It’s clear that he is not getting enough playing time and Didier (France manager Didier Deschamps) has already spoken to him about it,” Stephan told TF1. “He has to find a solution in the coming weeks.”
But Wenger says he can’t allow individual players’ World Cup hopes to dictate his transfer strategy.
“I want to keep the squad. We qualified now for the Europa League and that means we do not want to reduce the squad,” Wenger said.
“We have the League Cup, still we are in it. The FA Cup still to come, the Europa League to come, we have the Premier League where we have a big fight to be in the top four. You do not want to become weaker.
“I have to consider the interest of the player but dominant of that will be the interests of the club and if you can combine the two it is even better, but first is what is important for the club.
“They have to make their decisions, I have to make mine. I cannot consider too much the interest of the national team.”‘
Wilshere, Walcott and Giroud have all been linked with a January move away from Arsenal, and all three are likely to start in the Europa League against BATE on Thursday.
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An absolutely unbelievable player but a complete lunatic.
He only seems to bite when he wants a transfer .Cant envisage him wanting to bite his way out of Barcelona !
Some of the best sportsmen are a bit loco. No harm in that
Let’s see if he’s hungry for more.
For a third time he should have got longer
It’s ok rigbsy you don’t have to hate him anymore he doesn’t play for Liverpool.let it go
No he’s plays for my team but that doesn’t excuse what he’s done in the past.
Rigsby. A classic Catalan name
Course he does rigsby course he does
Nothing to do with my name Gary , I spent several years working in Spain, in particular Barcelona
Your names hardly Manuel is it?
Just like yours isn’t Alan ! I’m well aware of your child nonsense. So why not cop on and grow up a bit
I’m from Barcelona I know nothing
Well your right about knowing nothing neeneee !!
Rigsby pay no attention to the resident 42 clown that is Alan b/neeneee.
I don’t Barlow
You do realise you’re talking to yourself there Barlow/rigby
Hope he does something so mental that barca want rid of him and he comes back to Liverpool.a man can dream