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Originally Posted by punky
Arsenal do have the money, they just don't want to spend it. Usmanov is an Uzbek billionaire (and all-round nasty person) but he's been availing his money to the club for some time now and they've avoided spending it. Dunno why. Maybe winning a propaganda battle if they can replicate ManYoo's success without the £30m+ players. Arshavin was a real shock in that respect, but I think they would be in 5th place now without him.
Looks like Usmanov is going to get his way and Wenger is going to splash the cash.
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Arsenal want to insure financial stability, prudence with purchasing decisions is part of that. I don't think spending stupid amounts of money is a good path to take although of course they should spend to improve areas that are weak. Our largest shareholder (I think) is now Kroenke who favours Wenger/Arsenal's current approach of careful spending, which is good because I don't want an owner treating the club as a toy.