Gunner boss Arsene Wenger is confident he will be
able to sign Theo Walcott to a new long-term contract at
Arsenal.
Walcott, who signed in a £12.5million deal from
Southampton in 2006, has 18 months left on his contract and the the
Gunners manager is keen to keep one of his brightest prospects at
the club.
The forward had been on good form for club and country before he
dislocated a shoulder while on international duty with England in
Germany last November.
He is expected to return at the end of next month to help boost
Arsenal's faltering Champions League campaign.
Arsenal have been frustrated in their attempts to lure Russia
forward Andrei Arshavin to the Emirates Stadium and Wenger believes
a deal can be struck to keep one of his most important attacking
options at the club.
"We will sort that [his contract] out," Wenger told the club's
website ahead of his side's trip to Everton on Wednesday nigh.
"We are in negotiations. He wants to stay and we want him to
stay, so we should find an agreement."