Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has the transfer funds to buy almost any player in the world
Arsenal director, Lord Harris, has backed Arsene Wenger to break the club transfer record on a new centre forward, with the long-serving board member revealing funds are available to sign 'anyone but Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi'.
Real Madrid star, Karim Benzema, is understood to be top of Wenger's wanted list and Lord Harris, 72-year-old, who closely monitors the North London side's finances; reveal there is a healthy balance of more than £200million in the club's accounts.
“We could go into the
market and probably buy any player in the world, apart from half a dozen who
are un-buyable”. In the accounts, there's over £200million in the bank. You
could say to Arsene we've got no money and he wouldn't worry, or you could give
him £100m and he might not spend it”.
"At the moment there are
no plans to sign anyone, unless he finds a real superstar like Mesut Ozil or
Alexis Sanchez”. He's looking for one of those but there aren't many available.
We would back him to break the club's transfer record. If he wanted the man, he
could have him”. "Apart from Messi and
Ronaldo, he could have any player. We will probably have to break the club
record to get the man he wants”.
Carpet tycoon, Lord Harris
Speaking
in a rare interview, Harris said Wenger's top target is keen to make the move
to the UK. The Gunners have already signed goalkeeper, Petr Cech, whose £11m
arrival from Chelsea could open the door to a loan move for Wojciech Szczesny.
'We get a list of the
players that Wenger wants. On the list is a centre forward, but, I'm not going
to tell you who he is. You've got to get the other team to want to sell him,
but, I think he wants to come. It basically comes down to whether the other
team can find a superstar to replace him, because they don't have to sell”.
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