Recent reports suggest that Arsene Wenger is set to sign a 3 year contact within weeks. Peter Hill-Wood spoke to Daily star about the situation.
"Hopefully we'll have something to say in the next week or so.The length of the contract is up to him, but hopefully it will be a two or three-year deal. "We certainly want to pay him what he's worth, but money is not the major stumbling block. There are just little pieces here and there to sort out."
This is great news for the Team, the Board and all the fans. Everyone has been waiting for this to happen and once the contract is signed, there'll be many relieved faces. This news also means rumors that link the players future to uncertainty in Wenger's future, will rest for a while.Meanwhile, Wenger told the press that he is in no rush to appoint a new director of football. He had spoke earlier that how appointing a new director at the pre-season stage would be difficult for him. Now that the pre-season is over, it may be the best time for him to appoint a new man. But as long as he feels that Ken Friar is doing a good job, there is no reason to appoint a new director of football.
Wenger spoke,
"At the moment Ken Friar does this job and he does it very well,"I have known him since I have been here and, as long as he does that, we will not change now. We might look to employ somebody still, but not necessarily someone to be involved in the deals for the transfers."Coming to transfer rumors, we are being linked with Wilson Palacios, a Honduran winger. It might be just another Palacio like prank and there has been no solid evidence so far.
If this signing does happen, i do hope he is better than Eboue and Walcott. Otherwise there is no point in signing him as he isnt much young either. Nobody knows much about this guy and we'll know soon if there's any truth in this story.
And Gilberto Silva has spoke to icons.com many things, including Henry's departure, Eduardo's arrival and the ambition of the club. He also said that his three week break after Copa America wont do him any harm.
When asked if Henry's frustrations affecting the team morale, his answer was this.
It would be a bit silly to speculate about "ifs and maybes". Thierry wasn't the only player unhappy with our problems last year and I don't think his dissatisfaction was any problem for the squad in terms of morale.It's good that players are unhappy with the performance. Maybe that'll just help to motivate themselves this season. But if the unhappiness is towards the board or Arsene Wenger's policies, it'd be trouble. We all know that Gallas was really unhappy with our transfer policy until he was awarded the Captains arm band. And David Dean's departure haven't exactly helped the situations. Hopefully Wenger will sign the contract soon and ease some of the uncertainties that exist.
And speaking of uncertainties, we can't ignore our North London neighbors. Martin Jol's managerial position is under threat as it is reported that the board is unhappy with his performances(After only 3 games). They approached Sevilla manager Ramos with a lucrative offer but got turned down. And Ramos spoke to public that he was offered a deal form Spuds. Jol is unhappy with the board for not showing faith in him and players are unhappy with the board for not showing faith in Jol. As if the pressure from supporters wasn't enough, poor old Martin Jol now has the board looking to draw blood. Shame on you Spuds..!
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