The Arsenal winger Theo Walcott is of the opinion that he has the ability to improve even more after scoring his 10th goal of the season. The 23-year-old England international has found himself on the bench more often than not this season after failing to agree a new deal with Arsenal so far this campaign. He has just over six months left on his current contract, which means that he can leave the club on a free in June. As a result, the manager Arsene Wenger has often resorted to using the winger as a substitute.
Walcott has always stated that he would sign a new contract with the club only if he gets reassurances from the manager that he would be utilised as a central striker rather than a winger. Wenger, though, has refused to budge into the demands of the striker, who is also thought to be demanding around £ 100,000 a week in his new contract. This would make him one of the highest-paid players at the club, but still relatively lower than the amount earned by the players at the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, and Chelsea. Despite these problems, Walcott has continued to impress with his form on the pitch and he recently scored his 10th goal of the season in the 1-1 draw with Everton.
“Those are the sort of positions [at Everton] that this season and in the last few seasons I have been quite deadly in. When given a little sniff I am able to take it now. The goals [I have scored] show that. I think I scored 11 last season and 13 the year before. Not just that, but my general play [is getting better] as well. The assists are coming now, which is fantastic, and I am enjoying my football,” said Walcott.
