Paris Saint-Germain’s President, Nasser al-Khelaifi, has revealed that he tried to get Arsene Wenger to leave Arsenal in favor of the French club which has already spent £212m as they hope to make it as one of the top sides in Europe.
Whilst speaking to the Guardian, Al-Khelaifi said that PSG tried to persuade Wenger to leave the North London club last summer but the Frenchman remained loyal to Arsenal despite a five year lucrative offer. Al-Khelaifi was hoping to use some of the influence he had established while working with Wenger at al-Jazeera where Wenger has been a pundit for a number of years and where Al-Khelaifi is general manager.
‘He works with us for four or five years. He’s a fantastic guy, a great manager also. Arsene Wenger doesn’t want to leave Arsenal, he is very loyal to Arsenal,’ Al-Khelaifi said.
Wenger has chosen to wait and see how the current season pans out for the Gunners before tying himself down with a contract that would see him remain as manager of the club past 2014. Wenger’s current contract expires within the next two years and the Arsenal board are eager to secure Arsene Wenger’s services for more years to come.
Its nice to see at least one man in the Arsenal team not be persuaded by cash in today’s money filled football world. Some players could do worse than follow in Wenger’s footsteps and learn what it means to truly love Arsenal.
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