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Taylor questions Arsenal boss Wenger foreign transfer policy

Former Aston Villa and England boss Graham Taylor says he's a big fan of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

But Taylor questions Wenger's transfer policy and lack of British signings.

He wrote in his column for the Daily Express: "What I cannot understand is the lack of British talent in Arsene's signings. Yes, we can count Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott, Kieran Gibbs and Aaron Ramsey along with the recent signing of Southampton's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

"Only one is a defender, but in terms of getting the balance right between attack and defence, look at the names of David Seaman, Lee Dixon, Tony Adams, Steve Bould, Martin Keown and Nigel Winterburn.

"They were huge. A great goalkeeper and what I would call real defenders.

"If Manchester United can sign the likes of Chris Smalling from Fulham and Phil Jones from Blackburn Rovers and pretty well put them straight into their title defence, the argument that there is no British talent about fails to stand up."

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