Welbeck better than any player in the January Market- Wenger

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not planning on signing
a striker in January as he believes the returning Danny
Welbeck is better than anyone available on the market.

Wenger completed the signing of Basel midfielder Mohamed
Elneny on Thursday and was quizzed on his plans for the
rest of the window ahead of the Gunners's trip to Stoke City.

The Frenchman is more interested, however, in
getting Welbeck off the treatment table after an injury that
has sidelined him since April, with Jack Wilshere also
among those nearing a return.

"Ideally, personally, I would prefer to have the players back
from injuries [rather than go back into the market]," Wenger
said.

"Welbeck, for example, who has been out since April last
year is now two or three weeks away. I am confident I won't
find a better player than Welbeck on the market. I prefer to
have the injured players back with everyone available."

One of Wenger's most notable January signings during his
reign in north London is Theo Walcott, who arrived from
Southampton as a 16-year-old in 2006.

The winger has won only two major trophies in his 10 years
at the Emirates Stadium and has been regularly frustrated
by injuries but Wenger believes his best is still to come.

"Walcott came here at 16 years of age, he went to the World
Cup without playing a Premier League game," the manager
said.
"The credit I give to him is that he did well with the early
fame, kept his feet on ground and was receptive to advice.

There have been ups and downs because of injuries and that
made him much stronger mentally.

"The next four or five years will be absolutely decisive for
him. It is where you make your career between 26 and 31,
32. That's where a good player becomes a great player."