GETTY Charlie Nicholas is concerned by Arsenal's squad Arsene Wenger wants to offload a number of fringe men in order to slash the wage bill and raise funds to buy his top transfer targets before the window slams shut. A string of players including Jack Wilshere, David Ospina, Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Lucas Perez, Calum Chambers and Mathieu Debuchy are up for grabs. And ex-Gunners star Charlie Nicholas believes Wenger needs to copy Chelsea boss Antonio Conte in reducing the size of his squad. "There's so much dead wood to get rid of around the club," Nicholas said. "That's what Antonio Conte has done at Chelsea, but Arsenal's numbers are terrifying in terms of the...
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