Premiership: Gunners plan lucrative Vieira deal

Arsenal will offer Patrick Vieira a new contract to rival the biggest in the club’s history this summer in an attempt to fend off interest from Real Madrid and persuade him to stay at Highbury.

However, with Real able to offer far more than Arsenal ever could - even with lucrative bonuses on top of their wage cap - Wenger believes it will not be money that sways Vieira’s mind, but ambition and loyalty.