Arsene Wenger has rejected claims that he doesn't like to spend money. Wenger has received staunch criticism after Francis Coquelin sustained a knee ligament injury, leaving Arsenal with Mathieu Flamini and Mikel Arteta as options for the defensive midfield role. After the 3-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb, during which big-money signings Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil both scored and played brilliantly, Wenger refuted the suggestion that he doesn't like to spend money. 'No, I don't agree with you. I invite you out one night and you will see that I like to spend money,' Wenger said. 'It's you, the press, who gave me that reputation, but my friends don't think that.' Wenger also believes...
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