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Not just told by someone (not at the club, a consultant working directly with the board). Look at the club accounts. The Arsenal Supporters Trust (who have a small shareholding) have been told repeatedly at meetings with Ivan Gazidis that Wenger has had money to spend. This is not a secret that...

No no no. You can't use your pedantry here. I was answering your assertion that they would be 'furious' with him - all I've said is why the board aren't furious, I haven't said they were delighted with him. You have skewed my answer to suit your opinion. Of course they would love to have...

It's how the board measure success. Financially Wenger has been brilliant. Not only is his net transfer record over the last 10 years a staggeringly low £17.3m, he has delivered Champions League football in each of those seasons and kept a full stadium with a young team playing attractive...

It is hard to believe. I think this is more to do with Wenger's obsession with creating a side based on his footballing philosophy of youth and blend of experience. Not only is the money evident in their accounts, I know first hand from an acquaintance who works directly with certain Arsenal...

As said above, it's been an allusion that Arsenal had no money to spend. The Emirates was largely funded by the profits made from the redevelopment of Highbury, and the hotels, apartments etc. they built around the Emirates. They had a serviceable debt from the initial construction and operating...

He has had the money to spend - he never wants to spend it. He was allegedly almost forced into handing over the money for Ozil as the board wanted to appease the fans with a big signing. Wenger has been given a transfer 'war' chest year on year but simply doesn't want to spend it.

I think he might be advising Oscar Pistorius for this defence as well....