Wenger set for 2 year Arsenal contract extension and 40m to spend in January

What a difference a weeks make! Last Sunday there was a general feeling amongst Arsenal fans that Arsene Wenger was on very thin ice indeed. The north London derby victory over fierce rivals took some of that pressure off the Frenchman, but many fans’ feelings on the manager were on hold until the transfer window closed. After the stunning signing of Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid, it is perhaps not surprising that The Mirror is today reporting that the 63-year old, who is the longest serving manager in the Premier League by a country mile, is to re-open contract talks with the club. The paper claims that the Gunners will not only hand the boss an extra two years to the contract that expires at the end of this season, but will give him another transfer war chest of £40 million to use in the January transfer window. The fact that Ozil has spoken about how a telephone conversation with Wenger was key to him deciding to come to the Emirates, while his players seem to have a fierce loyalty to him, makes the club’s decision a fairly easy one. It does seem only fair, after the Prof got us through the financially frugal years without dropping out of the Champions League, to give him an opportunity to push the team he has built on to the next level. Do you agree, Gooners?