Wenger wants better tv deal

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger feels the Premier League should re-examine their relationship with big-spending broadcasters to cut a better deal for clubs facing continual fixture changes.

Live domestic rights to top-flight English games for 2010-13 raised a total of £1.782bn, while overseas income from 212 countries amounted to £1.4bn, a major increase on previous contracts.

Such staggering income, however, comes at a cost, with member clubs now facing regular altered schedules as the traditional weekend slots now stretch through from a Friday night across to Monday evening. Wenger feels the governing body must do more to limit the impact those changes have on clubs throughout the league —with the recent drawn-out festive fixtures a case in point.