Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, has insisted he is still committed to bringing through young players at the club.
The Frenchman has now signed Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil in the past two summers for a combined £72.5million, in a clear proof that the Gunners are free from their financial shackles.
Wenger also spent £11million to bring Petr Cech from Chelsea this year – the highest he has splashed on a goalkeeper. But the 66-year-old says producing young players will always remain his priority.
“We want to continue to combine stronger financial resources with faith in our philosophy and policy. That means we want to continue to give chances to young players and build the players from inside our club with our culture,” he said.
“After, if we can buy the exceptional players, we can compete today. But that will not be the basis of our policy.
“Most of the clubs who have been successful are clubs who have done that well – take Barcelona or Man United, they both had a generation and built their success on players who came from within. These are our values and it is our DNA and it’s important we keep that.
“When I leave, one day, I want to leave the club in a position where it can go on and on.
“That is why I always fought for financial fair play. That is vital, so the guy who comes in after me has top quality players, a strong financial situation and can work with his ideas. That, for me, is very very important”.
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