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Arsene Wenger calls for the January transfer window to be SCRAPPED because out-of-favour players 'give up' and thinks wage budgets should be limited to help struggling clubs in the wake of coronavirus crisis

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes the January transfer window should be abolished after suggesting some major changes to the make-up of football.

The Frenchman, who is now FIFA's head of global development, claimed that some players tend to 'give up' towards the end of the year in the knowledge that they could soon move to another club.

He was giving his views on how the game might be changed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and offered his thoughts on some alterations that could be made to help struggling clubs survive.