“They are realistic targets, we have money for big transfers” – Wenger speaks on H

Arsene Wenger has moved to assure impatient Arsenal fans, that he plans to buy big this summer.

The Arsenal boss arrived in Indonesia for the first leg of the Gunners’ Far East tour, with 20-year-old French striker Yaya Sanogo, as his only summer signing.

However, the club is chasing Gonzalo Higuain, Wayne Rooney and Luis Suarez and Wenger says deals for any of the world class forwards is feasible, as the club has more money to spend.

“We have better financial resources than the years before and it is resources we have created ourselves. That is massively important to us,” he said.

“For years we were out of the race for the top-level transfers but we are coming back now because we are in a better financial situation and also because of Financial Fair Play. That will give everybody a bit more even ground.

“We must also rely on the quality of our work, on the style of our play and the fact we develop our own players. We will only use financial resources to bring in one or two players who will give us something more.

“We will see what we can do until the end of the transfer period and certainly before the new season starts. That’s what we are working on at the moment.

“The fans, the players, everybody is reassured by big names. But what is important is that we don’t need numbers, we need quality. We are working very hard and I’m confident we will be able to do it.”

Speaking on the big managerial changes in the top four Premier League teams, Wenger said: “This is the biggest change in the top four in all the time I’ve been with Arsenal. Is the league more open than before? We don’t know, nobody knows.

“It feels like it should be, but it is not who sits on the bench who will be most important — it is the players on the pitch.

“But we’ve got the most stability and we hope to take advantage of that. There was a big gap between us and Manchester United last season and our challenge is to bridge that gap. But you go to Manchester City, they will want to win the league. You go to Manchester United, it’s the same, to Liverpool, to Chelsea, everybody will want to win the league.”

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