By Richard Clarke
Arsène Wenger has explained his transfer policy so far this
summer.
To date, the Arsenal manager has made three signings - striker
Eduardo, defender Bacary Sagna and goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski. The
Polish stopper, who made his debut at Barnet on Saturday, is a
direct replacement for the departing Mart Poom.
But after the game, Wenger was asked whether Eduardo and Sagna were
the two 'super, super' summer signings he had suggested
that he would make towards the end of last term. Wenger argues that
the situation had changed since then.
"Yes, I said at the end of the season I would not necessarily
buy unless I found a super player," he said. "But at that
time, in my mind, Thierry was staying. Then the Thierry situation
was raised when I had him on the phone in the holidays.
"I could not go into the new season without a striker. When he
was staying I was buying one super class player. The problem became
different when Thierry left. Then I had to buy a striker.
"Also I came to the idea to buy a full back who can play right
or left because we will lose Emmanuel Eboue and Kolo Toure
during the African Nations Cup, as well as Emmanuel
Adebayor."
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