Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has announced that long-serving manager Arsene Wenger is to sign a contract extension at the club, with a full announcement to be made ‘at the right time’.
Gazidis broke the news during a press conference to announce Arsenal’s big-money sponsorship deal with Puma, with Wenger now poised to extend his 17-year stay in North London,
Gazidis: “Arsene will be extending (his contract) with us and at right time we will make that announcement.” #afc #bbcsportsday
— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) January 27, 2014
Wenger, who has failed to win a major trophy for the last eight years, was seemingly headed towards a summer exit, with his contract set to expire in July.
But it seems now that the 64-year-old is to stay, with criticisms of his transfer policy and lack of ambition fading away after the club’s big-money signing of Mesut Ozil last summer, and their current status as Premier League leaders.
Wenger will guide Arsenal into a new era, with the club’s new sponsorship deal with Puma to earn them £30m a year, replacing their existing deal with Nike from July 1st.
Gazidis said: “We are excited to be partnering with Puma, a company whose football heritage and record of innovation have a strong affinity with our own. This represents another important step forward in Arsenal’s progression on and off the pitch.”
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