Patience pays off as Wenger vows not to spend big

ARSENE WENGER maintained last night’s Champions League win over Olympiacos showed just why Arsenal are not “desperate” for new signings.

The Gunners’ parent company this week announced healthy financial figures, with a record £35million profit and the board indicated there was plenty of money available for the manager should he wish to invest further in the squad when the transfer window opens in January.

However, Wenger firmly believes in the quality he already has — with late goals from Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin finally ending the stubborn resistance of the Greek champions, who had goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis to thank for preventing Arsenal chalking up a big score in a one-sided contest.