Arsenal great Brady: Current transfer policy not working | OneFootball

Arsenal great Liam Brady feels transfer policy has held the club back.

Previously critical of how recruitment was taken out of Arsene Wenger's hands in the Frenchman's latter years, Brady believes the buying of a player lies at the heart of Arsenal's issues.

Brady told the Daily Mail: "Arsenal need an identity because it's not there but how do you compete when you are faced with Roman Abramovich at Chelsea or Abu Dhabi at Manchester City?

"The only way is with good recruitment. Leicester and Liverpool have shown it. Arsenal have a question mark. The academy has done its bit with Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe, but the recruitment since Arsene's total control was eroded has not worked.

"Compare us with Liverpool and someone like Philippe Coutinho. They bought him for £10m and sold him for £100m. That helped buy Alisson and Virgil van Dijk. That hasn't happened at Arsenal. That's the gap."