The Gunners manager has decided to spend heavily this summer in an attempt to end the club’s eight-year trophy drought. But
Wenger is also planning a clear-out, and is likely to listen to offers
for a clutch of high-profile stars as he tries to trim the club’s wage
bill ahead of a summer splurge which could reach £75million.
Thomas
Vermaelen, Bacary Sagna, Tomas Rosicky, Gervinho, Wojciech Szczesny and
Per Mertesacker could join Andrey Arshavin, Sebastien Squillaci,
Marouane Chamakh, Nicklas Bendtner, Andre Santos and Johan Djourou in a
summer cull.
And Wenger
gave a stark reminder to his stars, saying: ‘The current players have to
prove between now and the end of the season that they can be part of
our plans next year.
‘We
have to analyse (our squad). What will decide my attitude is how we do
in our final games and where we can improve at the end of the season.’
Victory
at home against Reading today could go some way towards persuading
Wenger that those under threat can play a role next season. Three points could see the Gunners
move to within a point of fourth-placed Tottenham, with a game in hand.
And Wenger insists his side have the talent and mental capacity to pip
their rivals to the final Champions League place for the second
consecutive season.
He added: ‘The team have gone through
difficult times and responded well. They have shown the mental strength
as we lost against Blackburn, Bayern Munich and Tottenham.
‘We showed a strong response in the second leg against Bayern and against Swansea. That shows the group is mentally strong.’
Source: Daily Mail
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