Arsene Wenger has admitted he does not want to keep Jose
Antonio Reyes if he is unhappy at Arsenal.
Reyes spent last season on loan at Real Madrid and is keen to
secure a permanent move away from Arsenal, citing the rainy climate
in England as one reason for his decision.
Wenger told Sky Sports News: "I think he will go. There is no way
to have an unhappy player.
"Despite the global warming England is still not warm enough for
him."
Regarding his own future, Wenger added: "I have shown my commitment
in the past and have never cared too much about the weather."
Arsenal started their post-Thierry Henry era with a 2-0 victory
over Barnet and Wenger was happy with the run-out, even if his
players were not at their best.
"You could see we were not yet ready physically but it is our
traditional start to the season and the target is to improve," he
explained.
"We wanted to improve our combination play and not get injured, and
sharpen up physically, and that is what we managed to do."
Denilson had to leave the pitch with an injury but Wenger insisted:
"(He is) not bad. In a couple of days he should be ok."
Wenger is also looking ahead to the new season with confidence
despite the departure of the talismanic Henry.
He said: "I feel we have a good potential to do it (cope without
Henry).
"Of course we will focus more on sharing the responsibilities, and
we can do that by not relying too much on one individual.
"And there are players that will take responsibilities, like
(Robin) van Persie, (Emmanuel) Adebayor, (Theo) Walcott, Eduardo
(da Silva) who has just come in, and young (Nicklas) Bendtner as
well.
"Some players always raise their game when there is a departure
like that."
