Quote Originally Posted by Arse n Wonga View Post
The problem is Wenger's valuation of players, I genuinely believe Wenger decides how much a player is worth and then tells the club won't shouldn't pay more, he's always talking about money and cost of players etc etc this is a big thing for him. Trouble is the valuation is more often than not below market value.

He makes a profit for the club and he has this in mind in everything he does, he won't go out and pay whatever is necessary for a player as he know it affect profits and put him under more pressure as he would need to deliver a lot more than he currently does.

He a bargain hunter and if someone isn't good value in his mind then he'll not pursue it.
Yep agreed, the fact that we have missed out on a number of players due to "our" or should I say Arsene's valuation of the player speaks volumes.

We screwed up the Mata deal by refusing to meet his "release clause" which was apparently 2 million more than what we offered. Xabi Alonso deal was messed up for the same reason, as in being a couple million short on what Liverpool wanted, as was the Schwarzer deal with Fulham.