England international Theo Walcott has squashed rumors of a move away from Arsenal and revealed that his agent is in talks with the club over a new contract.
The 23 year old has been expected to follow club captain Robin Van Persie out after initial talks over a contract extension broke down. Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool have been keenly studying the situation with a view to sign the winger for cheap should he want out. With just a year remaining on his contract, the Londoners would not be in a position to bargain hard over his price and risk losing him for nothing at the end of next season.
The young winger, who came off age last season putting in consistent performances over the course of season, isn’t too much bothered about the speculation over his future and is confident that a new contract will be agreed upon very soon.
‘The club and my agent are talking but it is a slow process and my last contract took six months to agree – but it will come,’ he told the Daily Star Sunday.
‘We’ll see what happens but I am not too bothered about it.’