Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists a number of injuries to his first-team squad will not tempt him into the January transfer market - even for Saints left-back Gareth Bale.

The Gunners have been linked with the £10million-rated 17-year-old but Wenger is confident Gael Clichy and Armand Traore give him sufficient strength at left-back.

''I like the player (Bale) but as you know we have two left-backs here,'' Wenger said today.