Walcott scored 14 goals in the Premier League during the 2012-13 season but has netted just five in each of the last two campaigns and has four in 2015-16.
With Arsenal once again falling behind in the title race, reports have suggested the England international could be sold as part of a summer reshuffle but Wenger predicts a brighter future.
“I like that we live in a society where people always want new faces and new names,” he told the club’s official website.
“But we forget sometimes the loyalty, cohesion and the long-term phase that is needed in a player to be successful at the club.
You need players through the generations and I’m very pleased with him.
“He’s been here for 10 years, that shows as well that he loves Arsenal and I’m convinced he will give us much more in the next five years than the last five.
“Because he is a player who is always moving forward and trying to do better.
He has a very positive attitude.”
Wenger insists that Walcott has continued to make a “very important” contribution to the team despite his failure to develop into a prolific goal scorer.
“Theo’s movement off the ball is great, so he depends a lot on the service he gets,” the Frenchman added.
“He has improved his team attitude and tactical discipline a lot. After that it depends a lot on if we dominate the game and the quality of the balls we get.
He is very important in the way he goes behind the defenders.“That is a quality you don’t find often anymore.
It gives us something that is very important in our offensive game.
“This season I feel he has been very important to us and shown he has developed well.
He is very intelligent and very motivated as well.”
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