Unsettled Arsenal star urged to stay by club legend

Arsenal legend David Seaman has urged Theo Walcott to sign a new contract this summer, as reported by the Independent.

Walcott’s current deal expires next summer, and reports suggest the club are planning to open contract negotiations within the next two weeks as a they attempt to prevent him from leaving on the cheap.

But the winger has also been linked with a move away from the Emirates, with Liverpool touted as one of the clubs interested in tempting him away from the Emirates.

The England international has struggled to hold down a permanent first team spot over the last 12 months, though a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament did leave him sidelined for almost the whole of 2014.

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But Seaman thinks Walcott should stay at the club and continue to push for a return to his best, and he also believes the winger would realise how good the Gunners really are if he were to move on.

He said: “I think he should stay. When you leave Arsenal, you realise how good a club it is.

“I found out when I went to Manchester City, and other players have said it to me, players who have left Arsenal that have been there a long time. When you leave, you realise how good it is.

“He’s been injured, he’s had a really bad injury and it takes a while to come back.

“There’s no rush, he’s still got time on his side and with that pace, every defender hates someone who’s got that pace, because they can really embarrass defenders.”

Walcott could be given a chance to impress in Arsenal’s FA Cup semi-final against Reading at Wembley on Saturday.

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