One of the main reasons Arsene Wenger found it so hard to let go at Arsenal is because the manager has little else in his life to distract him, but there is plenty out there for him to do.

5Manage a small country

Arsenal's French coach Arsene Wenger waves as he arrive for a state dinner at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on June 6, 2014, following the international D-Day commemoration ceremony on the beach of Ouistreham, Normandy, marking the 70th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR
Arsene Wenger waves as he arrive for a state dinner at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on June 6, 2014, following the international D-Day commemoration ceremony on the beach of Ouistreham, Normandy, marking the 70th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR

Able to speak five languages and detailing politics as, perhaps, the only non-footballing thing he is interested in, Arsenal fans have long joked that Wenger could run a small country.

His studious, controlling nature and keen eye for finances make him more qualified than many politicians we see in high profile positions these days and there is no doubt that he could do a better job than many.

So what would his political philosophy look like? We don’t have to wonder as he told Martin Samuel back in 2009.

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and Arsenal's French Manager Arsene Wenger are pictured during the launch of the '1GOAL' campaign, in London, on October 6, 2009. '1 GOAL' is a campaign, which aims to make the legacy of the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup an education for every child. AFP PHOTO/Kirsty Wigglesworth/WPA POOL
Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and Arsene Wenger are pictured during the launch of the ‘1GOAL’ campaign, in London, on October 6, 2009. ‘1 GOAL’ is a campaign, which aims to make the legacy of the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup an education for every child. AFP PHOTO/Kirsty Wigglesworth/WPA POOL

“Politically, I am for efficiency,” he said. “Economically first. Until the 1980s the world was divided into two, people were either communist or capitalist. The communist model does not work economically, we all realised that, but the capitalist model in the modern world also looks to be unsustainable.

“You cannot ignore individual interests, but I believe the world evolves slowly. The last 30 years have brought a minimum amount of money for everybody in the west, the next step, politically, would be a maximum amount of money earned by everybody.

“If you look at the world and what is happening at the moment, the biggest issue is the need for a world government. There is no other way out. It will happen, in 50 years maybe, but it will happen.

“Otherwise you just transfer the problem from one country to the next. It is not the case any more that you are isolated as an employee, that if it does not go well in the other country you are unaffected and continue to live well. Everywhere is inter-connected.

“If you look at the world and what is happening at the moment, the biggest issue is the need for a world government. There is no other way out. It will happen, in 50 years maybe, but it will happen. Otherwise you just transfer the problem from one country to the next. It is not the case any more that you are isolated as an employee, that if it does not go well in the other country you are unaffected and continue to live well. Everywhere is inter-connected.”

But if he doesn’t want to do it on his own he could always….