Did you happen to hear Gazidis on Radio 5 Live last night?
Because I missed it. No. I did speak to him on the weekend. They had a few difficult weeks on the property side but he was optimistic that they had turned the corner on that. And of course he was very pleased with the financial results. And , like everybody else, pleasantly surprised by how well the team has done this year. Apparently, what he said on air was that Arsenal had made £35 million profit and all of that money, plus the £40m from sales to Manchester City, was available to Arsene to spend. That is, over £70 million, should he want to do so. Gazidis also said : we have to win a significant trophy this season with this group of players. Yes, the quote that we use in the book, that people have misinterpreted slightly was,” If we don’t deliver success, Arsene is under the same pressure as anyone in that position.” What people took that to mean was : Arsene is under the same pressure as any manager. He didn’t mean that. He meant that Arsene is under the same pressure as anyone who
