Wenger admits Walcott could be sold in January – with Liverpool favourites

Posted on September 22, 2012 by admin

The Arsenal contract rebel Theo Walcott has not started a game for the Gunners since the beginning of this season with his contract negotiations at a stalemate, and Arsene Wenger has admitted that if the situation is not solved in the next two months then he will have to consider selling him on before his contract runs out.

“I haven’t picked him, it’s true, and it’s quite a good question,” Wenger said. “I still hope to sign him and the next two months will be vital because, after that, the longer this situation lasts the more difficult it is.

“Let’s hope we can find a solution in the next two months but the fact he doesn’t play regularly at the moment is right, but it’s not necessarily linked with his contract situation.”

The Mirror reports that the Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will be willing to make a bid in January if Walcott doesn’t sign, whereas Chelsea and Man City would rather he hung on until January before moving on a free transfer, but Wenger was asked straight out if Walcott was likely to be allowed to leave. He replied: “It will depend on the needs of the team and the club. We can afford to go to the end of the contract if needed.

“No player is happy when he doesn’t play.

“At the moment, Koscielny doesn’t play. He’s just extended his contract and still doesn’t play because the defence is doing well.

“That’s only temporary because by the end of the season they will all play.”

It would seem to be inevitable that Walcott will leave and has decided not to extend, so it is just a matter of whether he leaves in January or next summer…..

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