discontent or that the player is considering a move. But even that is not an automatic sell. And even that doesn't mean Wenger is necessarily lying. Yes, but unless a player has unconditional love and loyalty for his team he will only sign if the contract offered is better than he thinks he can get elsewhere, the level of football on offer is as good as he thinks he deserves, and only when he is sure he has heard from any and all potential suitors. Unfortunately in a depressed economy clubs are more careful about what they will spend (unless they are Man City) and many deals happen late in the summer transfer window. This means if you are waiting for a player to sign a new contract in the summer you can expect a long wait with many neutral statements from the player as he tries not to irritate his current club or any potential future club. Of course, if he is determined to leave he will make that clear and burn his bridges, unless he is a nasty, sneaky fellow like Nasri, in which case he will try to play potential suitors against eachother to drive his price up, while trying to appear a lovely bloke to his current side, and giving little hints that he actually intends to stay and the fact that there is a bidding war for him should not be seen as a bad thing (until he signs for his new team, and calls