Arsenal vague on Wenger
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ARSENAL has issued a rare statement on Arsene Wenger’s future that gives no indication whether he will still be manager next season.
Supporters protested against Wenger as Arsenal was eliminated from the UEFA Champions League by Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
On Arsenal’s website, chairman Chips Keswick said: “We respect that fans are entitled to their different individual opinions but we will always run this great football club with its best long-term interests at heart.”
Wenger, who last won the English Premier League 13 years ago, has yet to say whether he wants to prolong a reign that started in 1996.
Keswick said: “Arsene has a contract until the end of the season. Any decisions will be made by us mutually and communicated at the right time in the right way.”
Wenger said earlier that he will take into consideration the views of the club’s divided fan base before deciding whether to extend his 20-year reign at the north London side.
“It will influence. But it won’t be the most important factor,” Wenger told reporters yesterday when asked if the protests would affect the decision on his future.
Wenger rejected the notion he would be tarnishing his legacy if he prolonged his stay.
“I don’t work for my image, I work for this club. How I look is not really my problem.”
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