Arsene Wenger has revealed that Arsenal is not close to completing a deal for anybody at the moment, as thee Gunners completed their tour of Asia on Friday.
Luis Suarez has been strongly linked with a move to the Emirates, with a bid of £40,000,0001 rejected on Tuesday. Wenger told curious press men after their last match, that he does not expect to announce a new player soon.
“We are not close to signing Suarez or anybody else so there’s no reason why I should talk about it,” he told reporters in Saitama, Japan.
“There is nothing to say (on the Suarez deal). I have been away now for two or the weeks and it’s hard to see how things are advanced because everyone is on tour at the moment and it’s very difficult to get in touch with people.
“We are ready to do quick deals but all the transfers do not depend only on us. We are prepared to wait. It looks unlikely before the Emirates Cup (next weekend), but we still have a strong squad.”
Arsenal supporters have seen two of their summer targets, Gonzalo Higuain and Stevan Jovetic, move to other clubs, but Wenger is not in a hurry and insisted it won’t be a problem if they don’t bring in anyone.
“With or without additions we can be title challengers next season,” he said. “We try to do the job and we will try to do it well, but nothing has been concluded with anybody.
“What we want is not a name but a good player. The name is less important. What is more important is the quality of the player. At the moment I must tell you we are not close to signing anybody.
“Of course we want to do as many top players as we can, but we also have to focus on the players we have and develop them.”
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