The Arsenal Supporters’ Trust Want The Profits To be Spent
After
announcing the profit of £17.8m (€20.5m) generated by player sales
which increased the cash cash reserves to £123m (€142m), Arsenal faced
some calls from Arsenal supporters’ trust requesting them to spend money
on transfer market to strengthen the squad in Summer.
The AST also requested them to sell unwanted players to reduce the
wage bills which is £150m (€173m) for the year, not far behind
Manchester United’s.An AST spokesman said,
“These figures contain few surprises.
They show that Arsenal yet again made a profit from the sale of their
best players and that the club has large cash reserves.”
“Arsenal fans have contributed to this financial health through
paying some of the highest ticket prices in world football. AST members
want to see this money used for more, and better, investment in the
team.”
However, Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood insisted,
“Our intention is to keep our best players and recruit new talent to make us stronger.”“Although we were disappointed to see Robin van Persie leave the club, we have taken steps to secure our best players going forward and have recently signed Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Carl Jenkinson to new long-term contracts.” ------ Culled from SoccerSouls.
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