Gunners’ shareholder Sir Chips Keswick became Chairman of the club in June, 2013.
Arsenal Chairman Sir Chips Keswick has given manager Arsene Wenger his unequivocal backing, insisting that the long-serving French manager, who celebrated his 20th anniversary as Gunners’ boss earlier this year, can still take the club forward, as quoted by Sky Sports.
Wenger’s existing Arsenal deal is due to expire at the end of the end of the current campaign, however the Frenchman has repeatedly insisted that he will not consider his own future until the end of the season, instead choosing to place his entire focus on the team.
The widely venerated 68-year-old was reportedly given a standing ovation by those present at the club’s Annual General Meeting earlier this week, and Keswick, who was also in attendance, answered questions regarding the possibility of the former AS Monaco receiving a new contract offer.
In quotes published by Sky Sports, Keswick said: “We all recognise the fantastic contribution Arsene has made to club in the last 20 years.
“We are confident about his ability to take us forward. We will sit down and discuss the future at the appropriate time but our focus is on maintaining the current run and competing for trophies.”
Wenger’s Arsenal side currently find themselves in an exceptional run of form, with a run of six wins from their last seven Premier League games taking them to the summit of the Premier League table, level of points with fellow title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool.
After what felt like a perennial period of transition, the Frenchman now appears to have a playing roster which is well-equipped to challenge for both domestic and European honours, with megastars such as Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil playing their best football since moving to The Emirates and summer recruits Shkodran Mustafi and Granit Xhaka creating a level of squad depth which Arsenal have invariably lacked in recent years.
Though he continues to divide opinion amongst some sections of the Gunners’ faithful, Wenger’s incredible imprint on the club’s history since arriving in North London back in 1996 cannot be disputed, and fans who believe that a changing of the guard may be best for the team’s long-term future need only look at Manchester United’s plight since Alex Ferguson’s retirement for evidence that the grass is most certainly not always greener.
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