Arsène Wenger has said that Theo Walcott will not be allowed to leave in January and is expecting him to stake his claim for regular Premier League football in tomorrow’s Europa League tie against BATE Borosov. Arsène Wenger has said that Theo Walcott will not be allowed to leave in January and is expecting him to stake his claim for regular Premier League football in tomorrow’s Europa League tie against BATE Borosov. That trio have started almost exclusively this season in the Europa League and League Cup but those competitions will soon provide fewer games. “In training he looks sharp and he will show that.” Asked if he would keep Walcott in January, Wenger simply replied: “yes”. “Even in training when I play the team in the Europa League against the team in the Premier League, it’s very difficult predict who will win.

Source: Irish Independent December 06, 2017 14:27 UTC