article_snippet: Arsene Wenger earlier this month said that Arsenal had 'started early' in trying to persuade the forward to sign a new deal.
article_snippet: There have been no contract talks as yet and my current focus is not on contracts but on doing my best for Arsenal FC.'
article_snippet: Yet, on March 14, Arsene Wenger said: 'The first contacts have been established with the embassy.
article_snippet: We will see how that (negotiations) progresses politically. '
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