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But Arsenal manager Wenger, who has so far signed only Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech for £11 million during the close-season, said on Friday that Harris’s comments were over the top.

Wenger’s snubbing of the winger, meanwhile, will not be due to a lack of funds, with Lord Harris also revealing that Arsenal have £200m (€280m) sitting in the bank and can afford any player on the planet. “On the list is a centre forward, but I’m not going to...

“Retirement? Yes, it crosses my mind sometimes, but for no longer than five seconds because I panic a little bit”, Wenger said this week.