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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Wenger won't sign Arsenal deal unless he delivers glory

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he will judge his success on the pitch before deciding whether to extend his contract when it expires at the end of the season. Unrest was growing at the Emirates until the Frenchman splashed out £42.5million to bring in German star Mesut Ozil. But having spent big, this year is viewed as a pivotal one for the 63-year-old and the Gunners as they aim to end an eight-year trohpy drought. "In the end I will sit down and think 'how well have I done with the team I have had?' " Arsene Wenger He said: "We are in no hurry. We are in September and my contract finishes in June. There is a long way to go. "There is no need to plan (any talks). I have said many times I want to do well with this club and in the end I will sit down and think 'how well have I done with the team I have had?' "That has to be sufficient for me to decide yes or no. "One of the main judgments you can have about a manager is how well he does with his team." Before Ozil's signing things looked bleak for Wenger with moves for Gonzalo Higuain, Luis Suarez and Yohan Cabaye all failing and a 3-1 home defeat to Aston Villa on the opening day making matters worse. But the Frenchman was relieved to finally prove to the Arsenal faithful he was prepared to spend and showed how he can sway players with Ozil paying tribute to his new manager for convincing him to sign . "When I told you two or three days before (the transfer deadline), I looked a bit lonely when I said I was optimistic, but in the end it happened," he added. "I thought we had a chance to do it, a small one, but we worked very hard on it until the end. "Before the game I knew we were 90% there. What is very important for us is to find world-class players. There are not plenty around." In what could be seen as a sly dig at free spending rivals such as Tottenham, Wenger also pointed out how successful Arsenal had been under strict financial limitations. "We had to go through some years when I signed a long-term contract where we had some restricted financial potential, and the target was to stay in the Champions League in this period. "We managed to do it, and we are now in a strong position financially."

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