Want to give back to game but will consider coaching again, reveals Arsene Wenger
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Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he is considering a job offer from FIFA but will also consider coaching again if the right job comes along his way. The Frenchman has been out of work since May of 2018 when his 22 year managerial spell with the North London giants came to an end.
After a spellbinding tenure with Arsenal, Arsene Wenger brought an end to his spell with the North London giants leaving them at the end of the 2017/18 season. However, since then the Frenchman has been out of work on a reported sabbatical and only found himself back in the media’s eye towards the end of last season. It was then the former Monaco manager became a pundit for beIN Sports, appearing alongside Jose Mourinho for the 2019 Champions League final preview.
Yet the former Arsenal boss has admitted that he is considering a role with FIFA. It’s been rumoured that the Frenchman is set to take a technical role with football’s governing body and Wenger has confirmed as much. The three time Premier League winner went on to admit that it’s a role he believes will help him share what he has learnt over the years.
"I just want to share what I've learnt, and give it back to the game in a different way. 'I'm not sure that I would stop coaching as well, because the devil is still in there. But I have to see, do I like it, and can I be efficient,” said Wenger to beIN Sports.
The role is a complete mystery but Wenger went on to add that he will be dealing with coaching efficiency and helping players find jobs after football. Like many before him and many after him, Wenger became a manager immediately after his playing career was over, joining Strasbourg’s U19 set up before moving to bigger things.
“Dealing with coaching efficiency. Dealing with after-career potential for players, to educate them to potential jobs for them after the career of a football player. Because you forget the drama of a player is to get to the top of the world and at 34 years where a young man is bye bye over. I think there is enough to do there to help the players come back and help to develop football. As well to continue to improve the rules of the game. We can still move forward on that front. And always to be ahead of the evolution of society. That is absolutely vital,” concludes the Frenchman.
