Former England and Aston Villa boss Graham Taylor says Arsenal can fund a new contract for Robin van Persie by clearing out the dead wood.
"Players such as Nicklas Bendtner, Abou Diaby, Johan Djourou, Carlos Vela, Denilson and Marouane Chamakh do not deserve to be earning between £40,000 and £60,000 a week. If Wenger can sell them, he should - as quickly as possible.
"The overall quality of Arsenal's squad needs to improve.
"The fact they are still in the top four shows they have a good first XI but the lack of depth in the squad is highlighted by the fact they are also out of all the cups."Taylor wrote in the Daily Express: "Maybe to help finance paying Van Persie the big bucks, Arsenal should stop the culture of paying their average players very un-average wages.
Wenger urged to dump Arsenal flops to fund Van Persie mega contract
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