Francis Coquelin has played like a £40m player since Christmas, according to his Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. The French midfielder's Emirates days appeared numbered when he was sent to Charlton on loan last year, but injuries elsewhere earned him a recall and he has since made himself an indispensible member of a Gunners side beaten just four times in 2015. A new contract has been agreed, but Sky Sports' ex-Arsenal players Paul Merson and Thierry Henry are among those who believe Wenger should sign competition for the holding midfielder this summer. The Arsenal manager is not ruling out that prospect but has backed Coquelin to hold his own even if reinforcements arrive....
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