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Arsene Wenger has revealed Arsenal will need to sell before they can buy
'Not manageable'

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger reveals he will need to SELL players before he will bring in any new stars this summer window

ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has revealed he will need to SELL players before he will bring in any new stars this summer.

The Gunners have got off to a sub-par start to the 2017-18 season - leaving it very late to beat Leicester 4-3 on opening day before losing to Stoke on Saturday.

 Arsene Wenger has revealed Arsenal will need to sell before they can buy
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Arsene Wenger has revealed Arsenal will need to sell before they can buyCredit: Rex Features
 Arsenal have only added two players this summer, including Alexandre Lacazette
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Arsenal have only added two players this summer, including Alexandre LacazetteCredit: PA:Press Association

With Mesut Ozil singled-out for criticism and both the German and Alexis Sanchez set to leave the Emirates this window, Wenger has revealed he WILL sell.

The Frenchman claimed it is impossible to add more players to his already saturated squad without giving some the boot first.

After the 1-0 loss at the bet365 Stadium, Wenger said: "I expect to sell players first.

"We have too many players. It is not manageable. Many clubs are in this situation - that is why the transfer market is quiet.

"We have 33 players at the moment. We have too many players."

Arsenal have already splashed out big to bring in Alexandre Lacazette this summer, while also adding Sead Kolasinac on a free.

 Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez could both leave Arsenal this summer
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Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez could both leave Arsenal this summerCredit: PA:Press Association

But other than that the Gunners have undertaken no real business.

However, earlier this summer, Wenger revealed he wanted to offload EIGHT players, including Olivier Giroud, Mathieu Debuchy, Jack Wilshere, Carl Jenkinson and Kieran Gibbs.

Yet only Wojciech Szczesny and Gabriel Paulista have been given the boot this summer.

Wenger still harbours hope of landing one - or both - of Monaco ace Thomas Lemar and Paris Saint-Germain's Julian Draxler before the window slams shut.

 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his squad is "unmanageable"
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his squad is "unmanageable"Credit: Rex Features


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