Ivan Gazidis has already met with three managers in the search for Arsene Wenger’s successor, according to information in a recent report.

Goal published a report this week on the managers in line to replace Arsene Wenger, but the most interesting part was that Arsenal chief executive Gazidis has already met with some of them.

Let’s take a look at the three managers to hold talks with the 53-year-old, and how likely they are to end up taking over this summer.

2Manuel Pellegrini

Manuel Pellegrini

Gazidis reportedly met with Pellegrini last campaign. This fits with other reports from earlier this season, when the Chilean media claimed Arsenal negotiated with the manager before his eventual move to Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune. He’s still managing in China today.

Manuel Pellegrini recently spent three seasons with Manchester City, winning the Premier League and two League Cups before he was replaced by Pep Guardiola.

He certainly has experience in England, though he wasn’t always the most popular with fans.

Back in 2016, he addressed a near empty stadium after his final appearance at the Etihad. He refused to blame supporters for that afterwards, but clearly they’d grown apathetic by that point.