Arsenal FC: Arsene Wenger Wants To Scrap January Transfer Rule

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger opined that if he were to make any changes regarding transfers, it is the abolition of the January window, which he described as a disturbance to team chemistry.

The Gunners had a relatively quiet winter window, with only one big-name acquisition in centre-back Gabriel Paulista from La Liga side Villareal.

On the other hand, he lost a valuable piece on attack, as World Cup-winning veteran Lukas Podolski opted to head to Inter Milan because of lack of opportunities, which might have had caused a change in his plans in terms of squad management that he had plotted for the entire season.

“It was never such a low activity level across Europe - basically nothing happened,” he told Arsenal.com.

“It shows still that financial fair play had an impact, for sure, because we have the experience of seasons before.”

“It pushes even more an idea forward - let's completely get rid of [the transfer window], and go from season to season with the same players.”

“Yes [I would scrap January transfers] because it can disturb the cohesion of a group within the season.”

“When the players don’t play in October or the end of September, they already think that they may move in January. You lose them and in our job it’s important that everybody is on board. I find the transfer window [a disturbance].”

Meanwhile, youngsters Yaya Sanogo and Joel Campbell were purposely sent out on loan to gain invaluable experiences, as attacking options proved to be more than enough with the return of mainstays Theo Walcott, Olivier Giroud, and Aaron Ramsey, while playmaker Jack Wilshere is also nearing a return to action.

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