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KANU`S AGENT SLAMS WENGER

KANU`S agent Frank Sedoc has accused Arsene Wenger of being childish, and insisted that the Nigerian must be given a chance to play by the Arsenal boss.

The former Internazionale forward has voiced his displeasure at continually being left out of the team, but he has the likes of Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Sylvain Wiltord to compete with.

Kanu has declared that he wants to stay at Highbury, despite reported interest from clubs on the continent, but the latest comments of Sedoc are sure to test the relationship between manager and player.

Sedoc said: "Kanu must play, it is as simple as that.  I want to know exactly why he is given so little playing time at Arsenal.  At this moment, Kanu can only guess why.

"Wenger has made certain remarks about Kanu.  He wants to stop him playing for Nigeria.  He believes Kanu cannot play up-front with Dennis Bergkamp.  He has even said that Kanu thinks it is too cold in England and that the player is not happy.  All of these statements are very childish.  

"Kanu should always play.  You just cannot have a player of that quality on the bench.  They are paying him a huge salary.  He is fit and sharp, but he is still left on the bench by Wenger.  There is something really wrong.

"Nobody can give Kanu a clear answer as to why this is not happening at the moment."