Arsène Wenger has agreed a new contract to remain as Arsenal manager until 2017. The 64-year-old Frenchman, who is the longest serving manager in the Premier League having taken charge in 1996, ended a long wait for a trophy by winning the FA Cup earlier this month.It was his eighth major trophy with Arsenal, having won the Premier League three times and the FA Cup five times, and a new deal for Wenger had been expected in the wake of the FA Cup success. The 360topsgist has confirmed that this has now been agreed, and that an official club announcement will follow soon.Former Gunners goalkeeper Bob Wilson, who served as goalkeeper’s coach in the early years of Wenger’s Arsenal reign, told BBC Radio 5 Live: “This is a guy who works 24 hours a day all year around. He hates to lose and revolutionised the game in the country. Some say he has too much power but a guy who dedicates himself to it like he does, you cherish.
“Every club who has built a new ground in this country have all been relegated. Why? Because of the stranglehold of the debt of a new ground. Arsene and Arsenal have got through that stage by still qualifying for the Champions League.”
