Arsene Wenger has reiterated that Arsenal are not
looking to re-sign Nicolas Anelka.
The Arsenal manager says he is not in the market for a striker,
after capturing Brazil-born Croatian forward Eduardo da Silva from
Dinamo Zagreb, despite rumours linking Anelka with a return to the
club where he made his name.
Anelka, 28, fired Arsenal to a Premier League and FA Cup double in
1998 before securing himself a £22million move to Real Madrid a
year later.
However, when asked about an attempt to capture the striker, who is
now at Bolton, Wenger dismissed the prospect.
"No, we have signed Eduardo," Wenger told Arsenal TV Online.
"We do not collect strikers, we buy strikers we need."
Following the summer departure of star striker Thierry Henry to
Barcelona, Wenger is also hopeful 19-year-old Danish forward
Nicklas Bendtner, who spent the last campaign on loan at
Birmingham, will fulfil some of his potential.
"This season, we also expect Nicklas to step forward and show us
some aspects of his talent," Wenger added.