Arsene Wenger has played down suggestions that Arsenal now have the resources to sign "almost anyone"
Club director, Lord Philip Harris had claimed that the money is now available for Arsenal to buy almost any player in the world, apart from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Harris had told The Daily Mail: "We could go into the market and probably buy any player in the world, apart from half a dozen who are un-buyable. In the accounts, there's over £200M in the bank. You could say to Arsene we've got no money and he wouldn't worry, or you could give him £100M and he might not spend it.
"At the moment there are no plans to sign anyone, unless he finds a real superstar like Mesut Ozil or Alexis Sanchez. He's looking for one of those but there aren't many available. We would back him to break the club's transfer record. If he wanted the man, he could have him. Apart from Messi and Ronaldo, he could have any player. We will probably have to break the club record to get the man he wants."
But the Gunners boss says that is a little too optimistic.
"He has gone a bit overboard there because that's not true. We're in a situation that I've explained many times. We are working hard to - if an opportunity comes up - to do something. But we are not in the need," said Wenger.
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