Wenger: ''Ozil signing proves financial strength'' and says he is in no hurry do discuss new deal
Arsenal signed Ozil from Real Madrid on deadline day for a club-record fee after the Spanish side completed the signing of Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur.
Wenger says he was happy to spend the money to land Ozil and believes the transfer of Bale helped make the deal happen. He told the club official website,“Honestly I think it was linked with the Bale transfer,” the manager said. “I don't know exactly what happened inside the club in Madrid. Was it down to financial reasons? Was it down to the fact that when they bought Bale they had Isco and they had to let somebody go? I was surprised, yes.
“I fight for the teams to spend the money they had made and not the money they have artificially earned. Once they have made that money I am happy to spend it. As you know as well, what is very important for us is to find world-class players. There are not plenty around.
“We had to go through some years when I signed a long-term contract where we had some restricted financial potential. And the target was to stay in the Champions League in this period and we managed to do it. We are now in a strong position financially.”
Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he is in "no hurry" to negotiate an extension to his current deal. The gunners boss contract expires at the end of the season but he insists he will not allow the situation to distract him from his mangerial duties. "My own situation? We are not in a hurry. We are in September and my contract ends in June," he told reporters. "There’s a long way to go. There are no talks planned. I want to do well for this club, at the end I will sit down and decide how I have done for this club. Then I will say yes or no. "You judge a manager on how he does with his team." Wenger's Arsenal side face Sunderland on Saturday as the Premier League gets back underway following the international break.
Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he is in "no hurry" to negotiate an extension to his current deal. The gunners boss contract expires at the end of the season but he insists he will not allow the situation to distract him from his mangerial duties. "My own situation? We are not in a hurry. We are in September and my contract ends in June," he told reporters. "There’s a long way to go. There are no talks planned. I want to do well for this club, at the end I will sit down and decide how I have done for this club. Then I will say yes or no. "You judge a manager on how he does with his team." Wenger's Arsenal side face Sunderland on Saturday as the Premier League gets back underway following the international break.
Wenger: ''Ozil signing proves financial strength'' and says he is in no hurry do discuss new deal
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