“This season, we can’t let that happen and if we don’t let that happen we can be champions”.
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Koscielny played for France at Euro 2016, featuring in the final defeat by Portugal, and has only just returned to training with Wenger reluctant to put him straight in the team.
Arsene Wenger has admitted he is finding it “very difficult” to find quality players in the transfer market – but hasn’t given up hope of doing so.
Liverpool look almost as light as Arsenal in defensive areas so we may have a contender for game of the season inside the opening week, if the respective attacks take advantage of weakened defences. “It’s an ankle sprain”. “He is back in training but will not be completely ready for Sunday”.
However, an injury to Gabriel in the closing stages could see the Brazilian ruled out of the start of the new Premier League season along with long-term absentee Per Mertesacker.
Arsene Wenger insists money is no issue for Arsenal in their striker pursuit – as long as they can land the right target.
“He has a very big year ahead, I must say his preparation was encouraging”, Wenger said at the Premier League new season launch on Wednesday morning, as quoted by Sky Sports’ live blog (7.24am).
Wilshere’s recent knee injury also threw his involvement in doubt after missing the Gunners preseason trip to Scandanavia.
It means 20-year-old Rob Holding, who was brought in from Bolton last month, could be handed an early competitive debut, unless Wenger decides to move left-back Nacho Monreal into the centre. With just one signing of note so far, Wenger appears to be dawdling again.
Even world class players like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Arjen Robben or Robert Lewandowski are not playing in the premier league.
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Additional report from Reuters.
