Arsène Wenger says lack of Arsenal signings not his fault Wenger said the perception that he was resisting the board's attempts to strengthen the squad was false. "Of course, it's unfair," he said. Why should I resist? I just defend the idea that you spend the money you have and not the money you don't have. If you want to describe me as greedy and you live with me, you would see that I am not. I am rather generous. I fought my whole life to pay players well. But we had to go through a period when we had to look at the money that we spent. There has been a marked shift in Wenger's tone from the bullish days of early summer, when the club allowed themselves to be linked with a host of fine players from across Europe. Now, Wenger said, that list was down to "not many," and the message coming out of the club appears to be that while new signings are still likely, no guarantees can be made. "If you bring me tomorrow players who are better than those we have, I promise you we will look at them," he said. You cannot say that Jack Wilshere is a super player and then ask why we do not buy better players than him. There is a shortage of top, top talent, and many clubs who have money. Wenger cited the example of Borussia Dortmund. "People praise Dortmund for reaching the Champions League final, but their most expensive transfer is not very impressive," he said. Dortmund have spent more than £40 million this summer.