Arsenal legend Thierry Henry believes manager Arsene Wenger struggles to accept big money deals for defenders.
Henry was discussing Arsenal's struggles against Tottenham at the weekend, where Spurs came out 1-0 winners but had chances to win by a much wider margin.
"It seems like people always say that he does not want to spend big," said the Frenchman. "He will always think that some of the players are not worth the price that you put on a table.
"But it is a new era, you have to put at least, if you want someone good, £60m, £70m, whatever the position is. I think he finds that really difficult.
"He does it easy for a striker, or a creative player, but for defenders, he probably thinks 'that might be a lot'.
"We are obviously speculating, but it is a weird one that is difficult to pinpoint, because in some games they can show us that they can do it.
"But the consistency, we go back to the same thing."
Source: tribalfootball.com