Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called on Theo Walcott to repay the faith the club have shown in him by penning a new deal at the Emirates Stadium.
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The England international is in the final six months of his contract in North London and is yet to commit his future either way, with Manchester United strongly tipped with a move for the winger.
Wenger, though, has ruled out a January sale of Walcott, and believes the 23-year-old needs to now give back to the club and sign an extension.
"What is important to keep the young players together is that at some stage I have stood up for them; I played you at 17, 18, 19 years of age and I know I took a gamble," Wenger said.
"It is easier to take a player of 25 and put him in the team. You know what you are getting.
"If you put them in at 17 or 18, you have to stand up for them. You risk losing games while they are learning their job. Once you have produced them you want to say, 'Okay, let's stay together and win together.'
"Somewhere along the line they need to give back to the club what the club has given to them.
"When a guy gets to 30, you can understand it is his last contract and if he feels he wants a change. This is a more sensitive age, but basically, it is a reward for our policy."
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