Arsène Wenger Pens New Contract Deal With Arsenal
Arsène Wenger Arsène Wenger has agreed a new two-year contract at Arsenal, bringing months of uncertainly to an end that even he admitted was damaging to the club over this past season. There will be an announcement on Wednesday to confirm the news. The manager, who has been in situ since the early weeks of the 1996-97 season, met the club’s directors on Tuesday, having demanded that they back him after Arsenal’s FA Cup final win against Chelsea on Saturday and strong finish to the campaign. Stan Kroenke , the majority shareholder, has stood firm in support of Wenger, even during the dismal run of form from the end of January to early April, when the team lost seven of 12 matches in all competitions. They would not recover sufficiently in the Premier League and, for the first time under Wenger, they missed out on the top four. The fifth-placed finish was good enough only for Europa League qualification. Kroenke gave his backing to Wenger and the new contract ...