http://bit.ly/oscOXT Arsène Wenger and his assistant Pat Rice are under increasing pressure to rectify Arsenal's ills. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Arsène Wenger has been reassured that he retains the full assist of the Arsenal operator, Stan Kroenke, and the board of directors as he fights to full new signings just before Wednesday's transfer deadline and lift the club from its crisis.
The mood remained flat and sober right after Sunday's 8-2 Premier League humbling at Manchester United, which has intensified the stress on Wenger. There continues to be problem at the club for the Frenchman's well being, provided the amounts of tension that he is below, even though he also faces the query about whether he has something far more to give.
Kroenke has explained practically nothing in public considering that he grew to become Arsenal's greater part shareholder and he did not want to go on the record with a vote of self-assurance for Wenger in case it may be misconstrued. The very same was correct of Ivan Gazidis, the club's chief executive, who is in every day speak to with Wenger as they operate in direction of generating the signings that would serve as a tonic.
But an Arsenal supply stated: "The club is very significantly guiding Arsène Wenger from Stan Kroenke to the board, downwards and sideways. There is definitely no suggestion of any conversations about his long term. We are correct behind the manager who has led us to such excellent achievement for 15 decades."
Arsenal have been eager to anxiety that they do not just take hasty choices on the again of a couple of final results. In the prior league recreation Wenger's staff had slumped to a two- home defeat by Liverpool. Wenger has faced crises before and has come by means of them, even though there is small argument that he is in the throes of his most hoping period of time.
The focus on in the coming days is to strengthen a squad who have come to appear thin after a spate of departures, chief among them Cesc Fábregas and Samir Nasri, and a run of injuries and suspensions.
Wenger has sanctioned the transfer of Armand Traoré to Queens Park Rangers, in spite of his only other recognised left-back, Kieran Gibbs, becoming out with a hamstring injury and getting a questionable fitness document. Nevertheless, studies from Turkey claimed Arsenal had agreed a £6m deal for the Fenerbahce left-back again Andre Santos issue to a health-related. The 28-calendar year-aged Brazilian has been capped 22 times for his place and has useful Champions League knowledge.
Wenger has also explained he wants a central defender with Premier League encounter and he has moved for Everton's Phil Jagielka and Bolton Wanderers' Gary Cahill amid other people. Everton's £20m valuation on Jagielka appears to be prohibitive for Wenger.
There is a more robust probability that he will near a deal for Cahill, despite sparking an argument with Bolton very last week about his opening supply of £6m rising to £10m on overall performance-relevant ambitions. Wanderers described that as "derisory".
Gazidis has produced it obvious that Wenger had a "significant" transfer price range and that was before they raised £59m by way of the revenue of Fábregas and Nasri. But the expertise that Wenger has so a lot of thousands and thousands at his disposal has introduced its own difficulties, with rival clubs demanding inflated service fees.
Wenger has offered £22m to Rennes for the France holding midfielder Yann M'Vila but the French club have advised him he must pay out £30m, which seems to have scuppered any deal.
Arsenal have also declared an fascination in the Chelsea midfielder Yossi Benayoun. In attack, wherever Wenger has mentioned that he requirements another human body, Arsenal are poised to announce the £1.8m seize from Monaco of Park Chu-young, the 26-yr-previous South Korea captain. The charge will rise with create-ons, one particular of which is dependent on Park staying excused his nationwide support. Each and every Korean should serve for two decades ahead of they are 28. Park has accomplished his medical at Arsenal but he has travelled back to Korea for the global break.
Arsenal will make the gesture to their supporters who travelled to Previous Trafford of covering the cost of a ticket to a Premier League away recreation, by way of an apology for the performance.
"Sunday's result was clearly disappointing for everyone connected with the club," they stated in a statement. "Our travelling fans had been impressive all the way through and we want to recognise their amazing help. We will be producing to them soon with the specifics."