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Why not? Arsene Wenger open to England job only after Arsenal ‘love affair’ ends

The Football Association is looking for a new England manager after the shock end to Sam Allardyce’s 67-day stint following a newspaper investigation

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Arsena manager Arsene Wenger. Photo: EPA

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is open to managing England in the future, but is currently committed to the Premier League side, the Frenchman said on Friday.

“My priority is to do well here. This has always been my club,” Wenger, who will celebrate 20 years at Arsenal on Saturday.

“If I am free one day, why not? But I am concentrated on my job,” he said, referring to the England job.

The Football Association is looking for a new England manager after the shock end to Sam Allardyce’s 67-day stint following a newspaper investigation.

Wenger, whose contract with Arsenal runs out at the end of the season, said his managerial style has evolved through the years in his “love affair” with Arsenal.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Photo: Reuters
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Photo: Reuters

“I have a passion for the game, but I have the desire to be better tomorrow and yesterday,” Arsenal’s longest serving manager said.

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