Wenger turns down mega money to stay at Arsenal

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Bob

Paris Saint-Germain’s President, Nasser al-Khelaifi, has revealed that he tried to get Arsene Wenger to leave Arsenal in favor of the French club which has already spent £212m as they hope to make it as one of the top sides in Europe.

Whilst speaking to the Guardian, Al-Khelaifi said that PSG tried to persuade Wenger to leave the North London club last summer but the Frenchman remained loyal to Arsenal despite a five year lucrative offer. Al-Khelaifi was hoping to use some of the influence he had established while working with Wenger at al-Jazeera where Wenger has been a pundit for a number of years and where Al-Khelaifi is general manager.

‘He works with us for four or five years. He’s a fantastic guy, a great manager also. Arsene Wenger doesn’t want to leave Arsenal, he is very loyal to Arsenal,’ Al-Khelaifi said.

Wenger has chosen to wait and see how the current season pans out for the Gunners before tying himself down with a contract that would see him remain as manager of the club past 2014. Wenger’s current contract expires within the next two years and the Arsenal board are eager to secure Arsene Wenger’s services for more years to come.

Its nice to see at least one man in the Arsenal team not be persuaded by cash in today’s money filled football world. Some players could do worse than follow in Wenger’s footsteps and learn what it means to truly love Arsenal.

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Nuri Sahin turns down Spurs as Arsenal talks continue

Posted on August 08, 2012 by admin

While Arsenal are continuing to haggle with Real Madrid over the terms of Nuri Sahin’s one year loan deal, there are conflicting reports about the possibility that either Tottenham or Liverpool could also be in with a chance of landing the Turkish international.

Both the Guardian and the Mail report that Sahin himself has turned down a move to White Hart Lane as a makeweight in Real Madrid’s negotiations over Luka Modric and that the Emirates is his preferred destination, but the Spanish paper Marca reports that Liverpool are now in the driving seat because of Brendan Rodger’s friendly relations with Jose Mourinho. There is also the fact that Sahin may be more likely to get regular playing time at Anfield than with Arsenal.

There are reports that say that Wenger wants to try and get the price for the loan period reduced (no surprise there!) but also wants the option to buy him next summer if Sahin fits into the team well, while Mourinho is adamant that he still has a future at Madrid.

But the Guardian is convinced that even if Wenger get an agreement with Madrid, it is simply so that he has a backup option if Alexander Song pushes him for a move to Barcelona or elsewhere, but I would have thought that Sahin is simply extra cover in midfield while Wenger waits to see if Jack Wilshere fully recovers from his ongoing problems.

They also reckon that Song has annoyed Wenger by asking him to let the midfielder at least consider offers from other clubs, which has led Wenger to explore other possibilities…

Only God (or Wenger!) knows whether any of these reports are true, but on the premise that there is no smoke without fire I would say that Arsenal are certainly discussing the possibility of Sahin coming to the Emirates!

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