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Arsene Wenger vows he must call the shots at Arsenal


Arsene Wenger insists he never wants to work alongside a director of football at Arsenal.
The 67-year-old is still yet to be drawn on whether he will sign a new contract to remain at the Emirates Stadium beyond the end of the current season.
After another season which has seen the Gunners drop out of the Premier League title race and exit the Champions League at the last-16 stage, reports continue to surface that Arsenal board members are keen to reshuffle the backroom set-up.
The likes of former Arsenal winger Marc Overmars and ex-Germany international Michael Zorc have been linked with a director of football role at the north London club, with the pair currently filling that position for Ajax and Borussia Dortmund respectively.
Many Premier League clubs now have a director of football in some guise, while others rely on a transfer committee to decide on potential new recruits. But Wenger, who has been in charge at Arsenal for over 20 years, says he does not want such a structure introduced while he is still in the job.
“I’m the manager of Arsenal Football Club and as long as I’m manager of Arsenal Football Club, I will decide what happens on the technical front, that’s it,” he said.
“I don’t know what director of football means. Is it somebody who stands in the road and directs play right and left? I don’t understand and I never did understand what it means.”
Wenger has seen a number of Arsenal fans protest against him continuing as manager beyond this season.
Arsenal fans protest against Wenger continuing as manager beyond this season (Simon Cooper/EMPICS)
Arsenal fans protest against Wenger continuing as manager beyond this season (Simon Cooper/EMPICS)
The Frenchman said he would know whether he was staying or going in March or April but is still yet to make that announcement.
Asked on Tuesday if this was the day he would reveal any decision, he simply said: “No.”
Next up for Arsenal is a Wednesday trip to St Mary’s to face a Southampton side who inflicted a 4-0 win over the visitors in the corresponding fixture last season.
Wenger has a fitness worry over defender Laurent Koscielny who injured his calf in the United win. But he should have Granit Xhaka available after the midfielder limped out of Sunday’s game having given Arsenal the lead, while Lucas Perez is also back following a slight setback in recovering from a thigh issue.

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