No matter how desperately Arsenal fans want to hear about the future of their club, it’s looking increasingly likely that an announcement regarding Arsene Wenger’s future won’t be made either way until the end of the season and here’s why.
2Wenger won’t allow it
Although Wenger isn’t more powerful than the Arsenal board, they trust his judgement. Therefore, if the boss says he wants them to wait until the summer to decide his future, I imagine they’ll do so (see point 1).
Of course, a line has to be drawn somewhere. Wenger’s contract runs out in 2019 and I don’t think anyone in their right mind thinks that the Frenchman honouring his contract is a good idea this time. Apart from him winning the FA Cup, no one’s really sure why he was handed a new deal in the first place.
I would like to think that Wenger knows when to say when but considering he willingly signed that extension last May suggests he doesn’t.
“I am 21 years at the club and I want to feel that I do well, and see what the board thinks of my performance,” Wenger said back in October.
“After that we decide where we go from there. But of course my desire has always been to respect my contracts.
“I must tell you, my hunger, my commitment is bigger than ever. But I will accept that of course when you have been at the club a long time, everybody questions that.
“I question myself a lot, don’t worry, to be better every single day.”