AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Under contract until 2011 with Arsenal, Arsène Wenger could leave London at the end of the season. Arrived in 1996, the Alsatian was coach for the first time criticized by his supporters after a new season without a trophy. It would now be tempted to respond positively to the new call from the foot of Florentino Perez to finally join Real Madrid. 

And if Arsene rimait do more with Arsenal? For the first time since the arrival of Arsène Wenger at the controls of the Gunners in 1996, this issue, previously almost taboo, is back with more and more insistently, and are not statements of Alsatian technician on the set of issuance Téléfoot Sunday morning that will put a stop to speculation about his future, quite the contrary. 

Asked about an alleged encounter with Florentino Perez, the former and likely future president of Real Madrid, Wenger has not denied having seen the wealthy entrepreneur Iberian "You will allow me to remain quiet on the subject," he evacuated, visibly embarrassed , before delivering his opinion on what would like to place the man who created the team of "Galactic", including Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Luis Figo and David Beckham. "With Perez, the project will necessarily be of interest to all coaches," he confessed then. 

And this is not the first time that Florentino Perez wants to enlist the services of the former Monaco. In 2003, he had tried to poach Arsène Wenger to succeed Vicente Del Bosque, but was struck for a purpose not receive from those who had just finished second in Premier League and winning the FA cup. The same Cup, gleaned again two years later, is now the last title won so far by the North Londoners. 

One member of the "Big Four", four years without a trophy is a long time, especially as the partners of Cesc Fabregas will finish far, far behind the top three. The policy to be trusted (excessive?) Young shoots of the club it is now showing its limits? Many observers of English football, the Gunners fans and some members of the board of Arsenal are not far from expected. For the first time since his arrival on the shores of the Channel is soon thirteen years, Wenger has even been openly criticized by his own supporters at an annual meeting. 

Add to that the power struggle at the head of the London club, with two billionaires who control the fight, the American Stan Kroenke, favors Wenger, and Uzbek Alisher Usmanov, who is in turn much less, and you will understand better why the native of Strasbourg was still reluctant about its future, when it should have "only" 15 million pounds for the summer mercato. This means that the next few weeks should be decisive for Arsène Wenger who, although he still has two years of contract and will, in general, "always at the end of its commitments, could yield to sirens and Madrid lead and fourth in a different country after France, Japan and England, therefore, that if he were to leave, do not forget any time soon.