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Arsenal boss Wenger blames "crazy" squad quotas for poor January market

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 09:47

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has slammed the Premier League’s squad quota limits.

Arsenal made little moves in what was a fairly stagnant January transfer window compared to previous seasons. Wenger believes that is down to the "absolutely crazy" Premier League 25-man squad rules, which the Gunners boss claims will "paralyse the market".

The Gunners boss said: "You see nothing happened in the January transfer window, because everybody has 25 so if nobody buys nobody else can buy.

"It makes common sense when they [Premier League] sit together there at the table, but they must never have really experienced what it is to take a risk or gamble on players.

"If I have to buy a player, I have to kick somebody out."

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Arsenal 38 21 7 10 25 70
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Chelsea 38 18 10 10 19 64
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Swansea City 38 12 11 15 -7 47
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