Money not everything to my players, says Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger believes earning more money should not be the only incentive for the world’s elite footballers — although he admits that his view may make him “naive”.
Money not everything to my players, says Arsene Wenger

The Arsenal boss was reacting to reports both Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are holding out for parity with the Premier League’s top earners as the duo continue to negotiate extensions to their current deals.

Talks with representatives for both players have been ongoing for some time but it has been claimed by the London Evening Standard that only about contracts that see Ozil and Sanchez move into the same pay league as the likes of Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Manchester United.

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