Wenger worried about motives for games abroad

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned the Barclays Premier League would be in danger of becoming a “circus” if the motivation to take the game around the globe was purely driven by money, rather than “innovation”.

Chairmen of the 20 member clubs yesterday agreed to explore the proposal of an extra ’international round’ of fixtures in five major cities across the world from the 2010-11 season.