Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has defended his unwillingness to spend big money on players and pointed to Rob Holding as a bargain buy.
Due to defensive injuries, Holding started in Arsenal's 4-3 defeat at home to Liverpool last weekend, while he also lined up in the heart of defence this evening against Leicester City, a game that ended 0-0 at the King Power Stadium.
Holding was snapped up from Bolton Wanderers in July, with Arsenal paying a fee in the region of £2m to sign the 20-year-old England Under-21 international.
Wenger feels Holding was excellent against Leicester and that should be the focus of the questions directed at him, not transfers.
He told his post-match press conference: "It's not just about spending the money. We are ready to spend the money, but we have to find players who will improve our team.
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"Nobody speaks about the performance of Rob Holding today – he is English, he is 20 years old, you should be happy", Wenger continued.
"But I am sorry he didn't cost £55m.
"We don't speak about the performances anymore and I think that is not right."
Arsenal have only splashed big money on one player this summer, bringing in Granit Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach.
