Source: Daily_Mail
Arsene Wenger pleased Arsenal can't suffer same woe as Liverpool board battle
Arsene Wenger believes the current High Court battle for control of Liverpool highlights the importance of Arsenal's ownership structure.[LNB]It appears a £300million takeover by Boston Red Sox owner John W Henry will eventually be completed despite attempts in the United States to block the deal by Tom Hicks and George Gillett.[LNB]Arsenal's major stakeholder is US entrepreneur Stan Kroenke, who like Henry also has interests in American sports franchises recently completing his own takeover of the St Louis Rams.[LNB] We'll have no trouble here: Wenger knows Arsenal's ownership structure wouldn't allow the club to be dragged through embarrassing court cases[LNB]However, the Gunners continue to move forwards under a self-sustaining model from their 60,000-seater Emirates Stadium home - with the latest set of figures announcing record pre-tax profits of £56m, with the group's turnover increased to £379.9m.[LNB]Wenger said: 'It shows that the way we manage our club is rewarded in the fact we are not involved in this kind of thing.'[LNB]End of an error: John W Henry arrives to finalise deal to buy Liverpool [LNB]The Arsenal manager is said to have plenty of funds available for transfers, should he wish to get involved in the January sales.[LNB]Former winger Robert Pires has been training at the club's Hertfordshire complex after being released by Villarreal during the summer.[LNB]However, Wenger maintains there will be no contract offer for Pires - a member of the Invincibles squad of 2003/2004 and who turns 37 later this month - in a similar deal which saw former captain Sol Campbell return to the club last season.[LNB]'No, we have enough players,' said Wenger. 'We have a big squad, we have 25 players.[LNB]'We will respect our wages bill and we will not go above what we have planned financially with the players.[LNB]'It is time for us to get the players back on the pitch because we pay as well the players who don't play.[LNB]'We want them back on the pitch and we have medically to make a big effort to get everybody back. You want your players to perform on the football pitch.' Tom Hicks loses grip on Liverpool but warns he'll sue for £1bn as NESV close in on takeoverTom Hicks puts Liverpool through the Mill in last-ditch bid to scupper NESV's takeoverLiverpool boss Roy Hodgson looks forward to having cash to spend as he admits takeover joyLIVERPOOL FC
