Fabio Capello has become the latest managerial name to be linked with the still-not-vacant Arsenal job, making him the second most unlikely candidate after Brendan Rodgers.

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The former England manager has been installed as one of the frontrunners according to the S*n who are tracking odds with a bookmakers.

Three years older than Arsene Wenger who thinks he’s being discriminated against because of his age, perhaps someone close to Wenger has imagined the link to make the Frenchman realise that his age has nothing to do with anything.

Or perhaps people are just looking for every and any manager they can link to the job in order to generate some hits.

Capello recently left his job as manager of Chinese side, Jiansu Suning, by ‘mutual consent’ after a poor start to the season. This was his first job in management in three years since the Russia job. That, too, followed a three-year break after the England position.

Once a great manager, Capello has not been in charge of a top club since 2007 when he finished a year-long stint as manager of Real Madrid.

It’s absolutely absurd that he should be linked with the Arsenal job.

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Thomas Tuchel update

A few days ago it was claimed that Thomas Tuchel had turned down Bayern Munich because he accepted the Arsenal job.

It is now being claimed by the Daily Star, via Sky Sports, that he will turn down Arsenal because he wants the Bayern Munich job.

Meanwhile, Sven Mislintat has reportedly reassured Arsenal that his relationship with Thomas Tuchel will not be a problem should the manager replace Arsene Wenger at the club.

7 signings Sven Mislintat could recommend for key Arsenal position this summer

Over the weekend, German publication Kicker set the Arsenal world a-blaze with claims that Tuchel not only turned down the Bayern Munich job but had ‘already signed’ with Arsenal to replace Arsene Wenger.

This brought up the thorny issue of Mislintat and Tuchel with the pair said to have a poor relationship when at Borussia Dortmund together.

Kicker address this in their Sunday piece, claiming that Mislintat has ‘assured’ Arsenal that there will be no problem and that ‘he will always submit to club interests and will always do his work loyally.’

Mislintat previously said about his time working with Tuchel, “There were many things in the time that I would have liked to have done without, Thomas Tuchel probably too, and in the end it has hurt us all.” BvB general manager, Hans-Joachim Watzke, admitted that Mislintat had been ‘treated like a leper’ for 18 months prior to his departure for London.

There is, of course, still no indication that Arsene Wenger will leave in the summer despite everyone on the planet, except him, thinking this is the best course of action.

Speaking over the weekend, the boss turned to age discrimination as the reason that people wanted him out of the job, a ridiculous assertion.

“Look, when you age, you focus on doing well for your club and ignore all the rest,” Wenger told beIN SPORTS.

“The older you get, the more it becomes age discrimination. I accept if the results are not good enough then you have to take the consequences.

“But overall that perpetual thing how long you been at a club, how old you are, I find that a bit difficult to take. But all the rest I have to accept because I am in a public job and have to make results and I accept I will be judged on results.”

There is certainly a discussion around how long Wenger has been at Arsenal but his own age rarely enters the discussion in any serious way.

Back to Tuchel and it is claimed that Chelsea are also interested in signing the former Dortmund man when they finally get round to sacking Antonio Conte at the end of the season, despite him bringing the Premier League back to Stamford Bridge less than 12 months ago.

PSG are also eyeing up the 44-year-old as they get ready to part with Unai Emery this summer.7 signings Sven Mislintat could recommend for key Arsenal position this summer

Arsenal, meanwhile, will most likely enter into 18/19 with Arsene Wenger still at the helm. Although Kicker claim a deal to bring Tuchel to Arsenal is done, I wouldn’t go throwing any parties just yet.