Arsenal striker Theo Walcott is determined to continue scoring into the festive period, but he has more than just the Gunners' title challenge on his mind.
The 27-year-old endured a rotten campaign last season, scoring just five times in the Premier League and missing out on the England squad that went to the European Championships in France.
However, Walcott has looked rejuvenated this season and continued his decent spell against Bournemouth at the Emirates on Sunday.
His strike was already his ninth goal in 19 appearances since the start of the season and he looks like he could be a crucial player if Arsene Wenger's men have real aspirations to be champions in May.
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However, Walcott has admitted he is being driven on not only by the thought of glory, but by a slice of bribery by Mrs. Walcott.
Speaking via the Evening Standard, he said: "I want to get 10 so I can get a coffee machine for Christmas from my wife!"
"She said, 'if you get 10 goals before Christmas I'll buy you this coffee machine' so I can't wait for that."
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"That should hopefully happen."
Granted, it's a sweet idea, but could he just, you know, buy the coffee machine himself? He does earn an obscene amount of money every week.
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Topics: Arsenal