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‘Francis Coquelin, Hector Bellerin, Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud have all signed new contracts, while we have taken up options to extend the contracts of Per Mertesacker and Santi Cazorla.
'Further work is required in the area of contract renewals and we will continue to invest rationally in our squad retention.
‘As expected, increased Premier League broadcasting revenues have had a direct impact on player costs both in terms of transfer prices and player wage demands.
‘While these are market forces that have contributed directly over time to the success of the Premier League, I would sound a note of caution in light of the very material contractual commitments to future wages that clubs are taking on.’
Translation: It's our money, fuck you, we're keeping it! And if Ozil and Alexis think they can get more elsewhere, well there's the door. Meanwhile, we have Giroud so quit complaining.