Arsene Wenger remains at Arsenal.
With the club missing out on Champions League qualification for the first time in over two decades, an increasingly vocal section of their supporters made it perfectly clear during the final months of last season that they felt Wenger should be removed as manager.
The 67-year-old didn’t leave, instead signing a two-year extension to stay at The Emirates.
However, speaking to Telefoot (reported by The Times), Wenger has now admitted that he contemplated leaving the club.
“Yes, I hesitated to extend for personal reasons,” he explained.
“I’ve been at Arsenal for 20 years, and I’m wondering if I should continue to lead the club. We went quite badly during the season.”
Added to this, he also revealed that Paris Saint-Germain had also been in contact with him.
“We struggled a lot last season. Coaching a different club would be possible.
“There have been contacts with PSG.”
Some Arsenal supporters weren’t all that convinced by Wenger’s PSG revelation…
https://twitter.com/GoonerDave/status/904432787549294592
https://twitter.com/naijaGunner90/status/904614385380986881
PSG are fuckijng Deluded if true. And why would Wenger turn down ambition? Accountability!
— EugenePetit🙏🇾🇪🇵🇸🇦🇫🇮🇶🇱🇾 (@traumen351) September 3, 2017
Others pondered how Wenger might use PSG’s new attacking talent…
https://twitter.com/GoonRambler/status/904402654788509696
Elsewhere, other supporters questioned the timing of his comments – coming a week after Arsenal’s second defeat in three Premier League games…
I've no clue why Wenger decides now to tell us he considered leaving & had contact with PSG. Dreadful, insensitive timing #Coalsonfire
— Dave Seager (@goonerdave66) September 3, 2017
Arsenal will look to get back to winning ways after the international break when they host Bournemouth at The Emirates.
