Big Money Transfers and Arsenal F.C

In light of the absurdly heavy activity taking place in the world football transfer market, with over 130 million pounds being lashed out by Real Madrid for the siginings of Kaka and Christiano Ronaldo alone, I find it of utmost neccessity to defend Wenger's transfer policy.
To begin with, the sort of players that Wenger generally buys (and has bought). Certainly, Arsene Wenger has seldom bought a star player to his club. Insanely proficient and talented yes, but nevertheless not a star. At Arsenal F.C, we make these players shine. Thierry Henry, Nicholas Anelka, Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires, Marc Overmas, Ashley Cole, Cesc Fabregas, Methieu Flamini, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure...the list is endless. And even if you were to add up the transfer fees at which all of these players were bought, it would not add up to the 130 million pounds that Madrid have coolly thrown away. Firstly, we do not have the resources for such lavish displays. And secondly, it would be inhrerntly against the very pholosophy of football that Wenger advocates, were he to spend on players such as Ronaldo, at such exhorbitant prices.

Manchester City, having already have purchased the services of longtime Arsenal target Gareth Barry, have come out and announced their plan of buying a total of six players this window. I read a few posts on a TeamTalk forum where gunner fans were expressing some concerns as to Arsenal not having been linked with the transfer of any top player as yet. Wenger has never let his transfer market activities reach rumours-ville until the very end, and it has happened many a times that the press hears of the transfer just at the time of it. Besides, Arsenal do not require such a large number of players, and I repeat and maintain that a top class holding man in the centre of mid-field is all that Arsenal need. With Gareth Barry out of the picture as a potential target, a new prospect is a far more exciting proposition.