LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger sought to calm frustration among the club’s fans over a lack of new signings by saying yesterday that he hoped to bring in two or three players before the transfer window closes.
The north London club start their Premier League season at home to Aston Villa today having failed to land any of the big names they have been linked with.
“I don’t disagree that we are a bit light at the moment but there is 18 days to go until the end of the transfer market and we are of course looking to strengthen our squad,” Wenger said.
“I understand every frustration, you have so many frustrated people, but what is important is the quality of what you do on the pitch, so let’s not create a crisis from nothing,” he added.
“We just played a good game last week (a 3-1 win over Manchester City in a friendly) so let’s transfer that to the next game and not start to convince everybody that the quality of the team that starts on Saturday will be linked with the number of players we buy between today and tomorrow.”
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