{"id":1097900,"date":"2019-07-13T17:33:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T16:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1097900"},"modified":"2019-07-13T17:33:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T16:33:31","slug":"former-arsenal-transfer-chief-club-hierarchy-had-to-spend-money-like-it-was-their-own","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/former-arsenal-transfer-chief-club-hierarchy-had-to-spend-money-like-it-was-their-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Arsenal transfer chief: Club hierarchy had to spend money \u2018like it was their own\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Arsenal transfer negotiator Dick Law has admitted the move to the Emirates made it exceptionally hard to sign the players to take the club forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The club struggled to compete financially following the move to the new stadium, meaning Wenger and his recruitment team had to spend money \u2018like it was their own\u2019.<\/p>\n

Dick Law\u2019s time at Arsenal: Five key things to know\u2026
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  1. Law\u2019s first involvement with the club was to help sign Gilberto Silva.<\/li>\n
  2. He became the leader of a project to bring players in from South America.<\/li>\n
  3. Law would become a key figure in all of Arsenal\u2019s recruitment.<\/li>\n
  4. After the move to the Emirates, it became hard to compete financially with rivals.<\/li>\n
  5. Law played a key role in the getting Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang deal over the line.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Arsenal fans have often been left frustrated by their lack of transfer activity over the past decade, especially compared to their big-six rivals.<\/p>\n

    However, Law revealed that this sentiment was also felt within the recruitment team but, looking at the bigger picture, every deal was struck with the best long-term interests of the club at heart.<\/p>\n

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    Law admitted the club could have flexed its financial muscle a bit more rigorously but it would have been a risk and Arsenal, unlike their rivals, couldn\u2019t afford expensive mistakes.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe had the financial muscle, but the risk-reward calculation wasn\u2019t clear,\u201d he told Goal<\/a>. \u201cSpending a lot of money on a player that didn\u2019t work out would have really put the club in some financial straits.<\/p>\n

    \u201cDid we miss out on talents? Certainly. I remember sitting in meetings with Steve, Ivan and Arsene and gnashing our teeth over Thibaut Courtois. We knew he was good.<\/p>\n

    \u201cEden Hazard as well, we wanted to do that deal. But there was a sense of responsibility and running the club prudently, all the time knowing that every \u00a31 we spent we had to act as if it was our money. It was very, very difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n