As the winter transfer window approaches, London's "Arsenal" manager Arsene Wenger laughed off claims that he doesn't like to spend money.
At the moment, the "Gunners" are forced to play without several important players, and last weekend Francis Coquelin dropped out of the lineup for about three months.
Currently, the capital club is in dire need of defensive midfielders - with Coquelin replaced by Mikel Arteta against "West Bromwich," the play was poor and he was eventually substituted due to a leg injury. Therefore, in this role, only Mathieu Flamini, who appeared against Zagreb's "Dinamo" yesterday, remains.
It is worth mentioning that in the summer, "Arsenal" did not acquire any outfield players, and the only new addition to the team was goalkeeper Petr Cech. This is why the team is currently struggling with injuries.
After the match, when a journalist asked Wenger about avoiding spending money, the strategist responded: "My friends don't think so!"
"One evening, I will invite you to be together and you will see that I do like to spend money."
Currently, the "Gunners" are linked with defensive midfielders such as William Carvalho from Lisbon's "Sporting" and Lars Bender representing Leverkusen's "Bayer."
