Wenger in no hurry for new signings

ARSENE WENGER insisted he would not be rushing into the January sales with an open cheque-book as he revealed the club had begun moves to secure Sol Campbell’s future at Highbury for the rest of his career.

Wenger has already tied down Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira and Robert Pires to long contract extensions and he is now hoping to gain the signature of another key member of his squad.

Campbell, 29, already has two-and-a-half years left on the five-year deal that took him from Tottenham in the summer of 2001.