Theo Walcott agrees new Arsenal deal

Theo Walcott appears to have ended the drawn out contract saga at Arsenal by agreeing a new deal that will keep the England international at the club until 2016.

After lengthy negotiations Walcott has finally agreed in principle a three-and-a-half year deal at the Emirates.

The 23-year-old is likely to join fellow Britons Jack Wilshere, Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who all signed five-year extensions last month.



Walcott was expected to agree a deal sooner, but he baulked at a deal worth £75,000 per week in August as he held out for a contract closer to £100,000.

Walcott joined the Gunners in 2006, when Wenger signed the 16-year-old Southampton academy graduate.

The Englishman is Arsenal's top scorer this campaign with 14 goals in all competitions.

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