Wenger expects Reyes exit
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Arsene Wenger has admitted he does not want to keep Jose Antonio Reyes if he is unhappy at Arsenal.
Reyes spent last season on loan at Real Madrid and is keen to secure a permanent move away from Arsenal, citing the rainy climate in England as one reason for his decision.
Wenger told Sky Sports News: "I think he will go. There is no way to have an unhappy player.
"Despite the global warming England is still not warm enough for him."
Regarding his own future, Wenger added: "I have shown my commitment in the past and have never cared too much about the weather."
Arsenal started their post-Thierry Henry era with a 2-0 victory over Barnet and Wenger was happy with the run-out, even if his players were not at their best.
"You could see we were not yet ready physically but it is our traditional start to the season and the target is to improve," he explained.
"We wanted to improve our combination play and not get injured, and sharpen up physically, and that is what we managed to do."
Denilson had to leave the pitch with an injury but Wenger insisted: "(He is) not bad. In a couple of days he should be ok."
Wenger is also looking ahead to the new season with confidence despite the departure of the talismanic Henry.
He said: "I feel we have a good potential to do it (cope without Henry).
"Of course we will focus more on sharing the responsibilities, and we can do that by not relying too much on one individual.
"And there are players that will take responsibilities, like (Robin) van Persie, (Emmanuel) Adebayor, (Theo) Walcott, Eduardo (da Silva) who has just come in, and young (Nicklas) Bendtner as well.
"Some players always raise their game when there is a departure like that." -
ok if he wans him to leave... BUT at least bring in a decent replacement...
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bye bye Reyes. May God bless your corrupted soul.
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bye... Wenger bye..
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*Reyes desperate to secure Arsenal exit*
Jose Antonio Reyes is hopeful Real Madrid will soon reach an agreement with Arsenal for his permanent transfer to the Bernabeu.
Having spent last season on loan with the Spanish champions, the Arsenal forward is keen to remain in Madrid.
Reyes travelled to London last week in the hope of negotiating his permanent move to Madrid, but he remains an Arsenal player.
'No agreement has been reached so far,' admitted Reyes. 'But I hope the situation will be resolved as soon as possible for my benefit.
'Next season I hope to win everything - and if it's with Real Madrid even better.'
The 23-year-old moved to Arsenal from Sevilla in January 2004, but struggled to adapt to English life.
'The rain was one of the main reasons why I didn't adapt well to that country,' said the Seville-born player.
Madrid begin their pre-season training on July 21.