Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal will still be dancing to a Sol Campbell beat

The 35-year-old is assessing his options while on honeymoon and will decide his future when returning to England next week.

Standard Sport understands Wenger has delayed his pursuit of another centre-back as he believes Campbell will remain in north London to fight for a first-team place.

Although reports had suggested Campbell was leaning towards a move to Sunderland, manager Steve Bruce today had a £1million bid accepted for Wigan defender Titus Bramble, suggesting they had turned their attentions elsewhere.

Campbell continues to hold great affection for Arsenal, and Wenger believes the faith showed in bringing him back from the wilderness following his calamitous one-game spell at Notts County will be reciprocated.

Wenger has not been sufficiently moved to offer the two-year deal Campbell craves, as he adheres to his policy of only offering 12-month contracts to players over the age of 30, but he has made it clear he is part of first-team plans for the coming season.

Campbell exceeded all expectations by making 14 appearances after re-signing for the Gunners in January.

With out-of-contract pair William Gallas and Mikael Silvestre set to leave and new £10million arrival Laurent Koscielny likely to need time to adjust to English football, Campbell would be pushing to start alongside Thomas Vermaelen at the heart of Arsenal's defence.

Johan Djourou will take time to regain fitness following a near season-long absence with a knee injury and Wenger believes the lure of another year at the top end of Premier League football will convince Campbell to stay.

Wenger described Campbell's position on Monday as "in no-man's land" after newly-promoted Newcastle and Celtic made their interest known.

Celtic have offered Campbell a two-year deal worth £35,000 a week but it is thought he prefers to stay in the Premier League in the belief that, despite his age, he could always move to Scotland later in his career.

Meanwhile, the uncertainty surrounding Fulham's pursuit of Martin Jol to replace former manager Roy Hodgson is delaying Arsenal's bid for goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.

Wenger has identified the 37-year-old as the perfect short-term solution as 20-year-old stopper Wojciech Szczesny continues his development.

Schwarzer has reportedly been offered a coaching role working with Arsenal's young crop of goalkeepers and although the Australian is keen
on the move, the Cottagers have suspended negotiations until a new man is in place.

Arsenal had a £2m bid rejected and may have to increase their offer to around £3m.

Barcelona's dogged pursuit of Cesc Fabregas continued today, with midfielder Xavi insisting his Spain team-mate would only be "on loan" were he to stay at Arsenal for another year.

He said: "Arsenal are only delaying the inevitable. If we don't manage to get his signature this season then Arsenal only really have him on loan for a year because there is nothing they can do to stop him joining next summer."