Arsenal legend Ian Wright is convinced Arsene Wenger will leave the club at the end of the season.
Wenger even admitted that he is “coming to the end” after 20 years in charge of Arsenal.
Former Arsenal striker Wright spent Thursday night at a corporate event with Wenger and got the impression that the Frenchman is preparing to quit when his contract expires this summer.
Wright, who won the 1998 Double under Wenger, told BBC Radio 5 live: “I was with the boss and if I’m being totally honest.
I was with him for a few hours, I genuinely believe but I get the impression looking at him; that’s it.
''He actually mentioned in talking last night that he’s coming to the end. I’ve never heard him say that.
He’s a wonderful man. He looks tired.
“But he looks winded, like someone who has whacked him in the stomach.
''I know someone will ask me: ‘do you think he will go at the end of the season?’ I think he will.”
Wright believes the players should take full responsibility for Arsenal’s situation rather than Wenger.
Wright added: "They’ve got to look at the players.
What’s happened with the players, the team he has built in the last eight or nine years, they should have a long hard look at themselves.
He’s been so faithful, put so much faith into these teams that I think has been misplaced.”
Maxmiliano Allegri of Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt and Monaco’s Leonardo Jardim are also on Arsenal’s shortlist to succeed Wenger should he leave.
Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone is also seen as a viable option.
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