Wenger said the Gunners should be compensated by the FA for the injury Walcott sustained on England duty.
LONDON - ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger said on Friday that the Gunners should be compensated by the Football Association for the injury sustained by Theo Walcott on England duty this week.
Walcott slipped in training on the eve of Wednesday's friendly with Germany in Berlin and the surgery he required on his dislocated shoulder is set to keep him out of Arsenal contention for the next three months.
Wenger told Arsenal TV Online on Friday: 'There should be compensation, of course. I believe at the moment it is a subject studied by Fifa.
'There have been some agreements and the overall issue is about how the players can be paid by the club and play for somebody else. That is a basic way of thinking.
'That is why sometimes it happens that you do not see the player for three months and the clubs pay them. You have to find a reasonable agreement.
'It can only be regulated by Fifa because the difference of wages means it would be too big for some national federations.'
The FA insure all players on international duty and up to 100,000 pounds (S$230,000) per week can be paid out to clubs by the organisation's insurers.
Under the FA's insurance deal, Arsenal could claim 50,000 pounds for the first two weeks Walcott is absent, and 100,000 pounds per week thereafter, which could mean 1.5million pounds in compensation. -- AFP
