Wenger promises major new signing

Arsene Wenger says he will make a new signing within the next two weeks.

William Gallas and Emmanuel Adebayor scored to give Arsenal a 2-0 win in the Champions League third round first leg qualifier against Steve McClaren's FC Twente in Arnhem last night.

But after being outplayed, particularly in the opening period, Arsenal boss Wenger knows he needs to strengthen his squad, with a central midfielder top of his list.

"Something will certainly be done ahead of the second leg on 27 August, but not before Saturday," said Wenger as his side took a massive step towards the £20million bonus for being among Europe's elite.

With his squad hit by injuries, Wenger admits it is unlikely he will be able to make many changes for Saturday's Premier League game against West Brom.

Wenger, who had to leave Cesc Fabregas, Philippe Senderos, Samir Nasri and Kolo Toure in London, said: "Our squad looks big because the players who were here did well.

"If you look at the number of players we had out you could say it was very positive for us. The game on Saturday morning comes very quickly, but in fairness I am not in a position where I can make many changes at the moment. We could have Nasri back and maybe Toure."

Captain Gallas, who repaid some of Wenger's faith in giving him back the armband after a difficult first season in charge of the side, insists that Arsenal's youngsters are good enough to challenge on all fronts.