The Gunners are looking for potential candidates to replace Arsene Wenger
Arsene Wenger announced last Friday that he is going to leave the club at the end of the season. In his 22 year tenure with the club, he has won 10 major trophies including Seven FA Cups and Three Premiere League titles.
The Gunners are now preparing for life after Wenger as they have a mammoth task of replacing the Frenchman. They already have been linked with host of managers and Atletico Madrid’s boss Diego Simeone is one of the many names for the Emirates Stadium post.
Simeone is rated very highly in the Football world as the Spanish giants improved a great deal under him. But he admits that he is very happy at Spain and that he hadn’t been in touch with Arsenal about the prospect of replacing the 68 year old French manager next season.
Atletico will face Arsenal in the Europa League semi-final and the Argentine was full of praise for Wenger at a pre-match news conference, as quoted by Goal.com
“No, I haven’t spoken with anyone at Arsenal,” he said. “I love it at Atletico.
“The first thing that comes to mind [regarding Wenger] is admiration. He’s had to reinvent himself.
“I see myself as a young coach and I want to observe and learn from him. The position he has occupied in football is wonderful.”
“Since I arrived in Madrid the team has improved a great deal. The criticism has increased as we’ve raised the bar,” Simeone added.
“I’m happy where I am right now. I hope we can play with the mental freedom in a stadium where Arsenal are very strong. You need courage to get into a final.”
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