Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
In light of this season, I’m sure Wenger had money to spend in the past but chose not to spend. Ozil was a massive signing this year but it’s never been beyond us to spend money on one star player and look for the odd bargain.
I'm less and less convinced the money is there, this 120million in reserves is probably being kept to guarantee the players wages in the result of finishing outside the top four. In last years we have posted pre tax profits, and in the one summer where we haven't made a profit in the transfer market we make a loss. I am beginning to think the operational running costs wipe out any money we make as a club, of course Wenger and the club are to blame for tieing down average players to large contracts that a club of our size simply cannot afford, and in fact a club that is anyway self sustaining can't afford.
Also what does 120m buy you? Well if you sign a player for 43million like Ozil and pay him around 150k a week for five years that's two thirds of that money wiped out.
I think Wenger should have done better with the players he has or spent the money he has more wisely but we cannot waste 250m over three years like a Liverpool because we don't have a financial benefactor.