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Gareth Bale EXCLUSIVE
Arsenal must go in for the best players on the planet – the likes of Gareth Bale – if they are to challenge for the Premier League, John Hartson says.
When asked how far away Arsenal are for challenging for the title, Hartson exclusively told Express Sport: “No disrespect to Arsenal, if say for arguments sake, a Gareth Bale becomes available [they won’t go in]. I know he’s ex-Spurs and it may not happen.
“But if a top player like that became available and he’s £95m with £40m wages over the next four years, will they go in for him? They might not.
“But someone like City would and they have. It’s going to take investment, time with Emery and backing from the football club for Arsenal to come close to challenging again.”
Unai Emery claim
Arsenal are a more solid under Unai Emery compared to when Arsene Wenger was in charge, Matthew Upson claims.
Speaking on BBC’s Football Focus, Upson said: “I’ve seen an identity and the speed in which he’s achieved that is very, very quick.
“He’s come in and had a really big impact on the players, not so much in terms of them tactically or technically, but on their behaviour, the demands and discipline he expects from them.
“They’re just a lot more solid, you don’t see them drop as much as you used to. But on the same side you don’t see the peaks that you saw with Arsene Wenger – the free–flowing football hasn’t quite been there, but the results have been good.”
Wolves team news
Stephan Lichtsteiner is the latest Arsenal star to be ruled out of the Gunners’ clash with Wolves after suffering from a hamstring injury.
Nacho Monreal has returned to training but will not be returning before the international break.
His absence has been covered by left-back Sead Kolasinac who has also recently returned from fitness problems.
Danny Welbeck will also be absent, with the England international’s horror injury against Sporting Lisbon on Thursday night set to rule him out for the rest of the season.
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