Danny Fiszman has reiterated Arsenal's ethos of acquiring players with 'big talent' rather than a 'big name'.
Arsenal boss to continue to identify players with 'big talent'
Arsenal director Danny Fiszman has reiterated the club's ethos of acquiring players with 'big talent' rather than a 'big name'.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has been tipped to spend big this summer after a third successive season without silverware.
However, the French coach is set to stick to his philosophy of identifying players who do not necessarily command a household name.
And Fiszman, who holds a 24.11 per cent share in the club, has explained that Wenger will receive the full backing of the board in whoever he identifies over the coming months.
Fully supported
"We've never said no to Arsene so I'm sure that, whoever he wishes to bring in, he will be fully supported," Fiszman said in the
Daily Mirror.
"There's no set amount. But as I said we've always supported Arsene, we've never said no to him and have no intention of saying no to him.
"I think Arsene said it's not a big name we're after, it's a big talent. I think it's about big talents and committed players."
Fiszman also insisted that Arsenal's wage limit falls in line with that of Manchester United after claims that The Gunners had failed to offer the recently departed Mathieu Flamini a sizeable contract offer.
"We made a substantial offer to Mathieu [who left for Milan]," he continued. "It was considerable and in line with our wage structure but he chose to go elsewhere.
"We wish him luck and thank him for what he's done for the club.
Wages
"You say we don't pay the wages other teams do. If you look at our total wage costs you'll see they're virtually the same as Manchester United and substantially more than Liverpool.
"Of course we're all a little less than Chelsea who are in a world of their own. But compared to Manchester United and Liverpool we're good payers.
"We believe it's a team sport and we do well but we don't want the disparity between the top-earner and the bottom-earner being too big. It takes 11 people on the pitch to deliver."
