The under pressure Gunners boss is desperately trying to convince the French midfielder to commit his future to the north Londoners, and the 61-year-old admitted the next fortnight will be decisive.
‘[It is] not completely [sorted that Samir will stay] but I want him to stay. He knows that. Hopefully we can sort that out in the coming weeks,’ said Wenger.
The Frenchman’s admission that’s it’s not one hundred percent that Nasri will stay suggests that he’s not, as initially implied, willing to let him leave on a free transfer at the end of his current deal next summer.
Wenger then indicated he wants the situations with Nasri and Cesc Fabregas resolved before the start of August, when he hopes to really start new season preparations with a settled squad.
City boss Roberto Mancini has previously stated he hopes to have Nasri at Eastlands by the end of July.
‘As long as the situation is not settled, we have to focus on the coming season with the players we have,’ he said.
‘The players who are uncertain, it is difficult for them to focus on being completely committed.
‘The position at the moment [with Fabregas] is a ‘no comment’ situation because there is no movement at all.’
The Gunners skipper, Abou Diaby, and Emmanuel Eboue have not traveled with the rest of the side for the friendly against Cologne, as they've failed to recover from injury.
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