Goal.com has revealed that contract-rebel Theo Walcott is set to extend his stay at the Emirates after agreeing terms with a club over an improved deal that will see him earn £90,000-a-week along with top-up bonuses and a multi-million pound signing-on fee. The new deal keeps Walcott at Arsenal till 2017 which would delight the fans in another disappointing season.
Walcott was close to becoming a free agent at the end of the season when his contract would have expired after talks failed over a new deal and was free to talk to other clubs in January over a potential summer move. Negotiations between the club and the player were in a deadlock over wage issues and Walcott’s desire to play in an attacking role up front allowing Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United to express interest in the player.
With manager Arsene Wenger giving in to Walcott’s demands and playing him more centrally in the last 5 games, the striker has responded with 4 goals taking his tally for the season to 14. And with Walcott set to follow 5 fellow Gunners, including Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, in extending his stay at the club, Wenger can now focus his attention in strengthening the squad with Barcelona’s David Villa and Atletico Madrid’s Adrian Lopez reported targets.
am happy for theo walcote renewing his contract
If theo has agreed to sign, then lets go on zaha for winger, fillani for point 4, point 2 and one striker now if realy we need team work as before.
I thought the article implies that he has not signed, but there are signs he will sign. Wenger is waiting for transfer window to close so that he “unveils” him as a new signing and divert fans attention not to crucify him on no new signings
By that time, there will be some few positive and other frustrating results from the ManCity, Chelsea, Swansea and West Ham games and Wenger will go like: “the team showed character and i felt we did well in the second half…”
That’s the Arsenal these days ahhh