Arsene Wenger took a dig at the media after Arsenal's comfortable 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday, joking that they 'should be happy' with ongoing contract negotiations with Alexis Sanchez, because the Chilean will force the Gunners to spend big.
Wenger admitted that the deal is still a long way from being done as rumours of interest from other European giants continue to circulate, but insisted that tying down the club's leading scorer this season was near the top of his priority list.
Alexis Sanchez has had a hand in 11 #PL goals this season, scoring 8 and assisting 3 � pic.twitter.com/SDzrPmOAB9
"It is important," he told the media (viaSky Sports). "How important it is, I don't know. We will not sort it tonight.We have some time in front of us. You (the media) like us to spend money, so you should be happy!"
Wengeralso revealedsome potentially troubling injury news, admitting to worries over Olivier Giroud's fitness after the Frenchman appeared to tweak a hamstring after coming on to replace Theo Walcott.
He said:"Walcott was just a kick. The only worry we have is Giroud.He looked to touch his hamstring. We have to see how deep the damage is. He told me on his first movement he felt a twinge."
Olivier Giroud is the "only worry" for Arsene Wenger, who eased Theo Walcott and Mathieu Debuchy injury fears https://t.co/6F7ADIPQss pic.twitter.com/rw3SCGHyMp
Defender Mathieu Debuchy also went off injured in his first Gunners appearance for over a year, but Wenger urged fans and the media to wait on the results of scansbefore the Frenchman is written off for the long-term.
"Debuchy thinks it is a severe one," he admitted, "but don't go too far yet. I have to speak to the medical people. We have to let it breathe. Usually he would have an MRI in a couple of days.Debuchy had many setbacks so I imagined something could happen to him when I picked the squad."
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