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Arsene Wenger: Now pay us back Theo Walcott
ARSENE WENGER has told Theo Walcott it is time to pay back the faith Arsenal showed him as a teenager by signing a new contract.
Five of Arsenal's brightest young stars committed their futures to the Emirates this week but Walcott's offer of a £75,000-a-week deal remains unsigned while the 23-year-old holds out for six figures.
Wenger said: "I am happy to pay Theo the money he deserves.
"But I feel as well that I bought him at 17 years of age and spent a lot of money on him.
"Somewhere along the line they need to give back to the club what the club has given to them."