Arsene Wenger Names the One Condition PSG Must Meet for Him to Accept Technical Role

​Arsene Wenger is happy to take up a senior role at Paris Saint-Germain, but will only do so if the French champions get rid of their current sporting director, Antero Henrique.

Wenger travelled to Qatar last week to meet with Sheikh Al Thani, a member of the Qatari royal family which owns PSG. He has also met with manager Thomas Tuchel, who is keen for the Frenchman to come on board.

However, ​Paris United reports that Wenger will not accept the position unless PSG dispense with the services of Henrique, who does not get on well with Tuchel.

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PSG are prepared to offer Wenger a role above Henrique in the club hierarchy, but Wenger's demands are non-negotiable, giving club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi a difficult decision to make.

Al-Khelaifi doesn't want to anything which might disrupt PSG's start to the season. Tuchel's side have won all 13 Ligue 1 matches so far, although they sit 3rd in their Champions League group behind ​Napoli and ​Liverpool.

PSG must act quickly if they want to appoint Wenger though, as a man of his knowledge and experience will not be available for long.

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​AC Milan​Real Madrid and the United States national team have all taken an interest in appointing Wenger, and ​Bayern Munich approached him about taking a technical position at the Allianz Arena.

Wenger has not ruled out a return to management and ​turned down the Fulham job this week before the Cottagers appointed Claudio Ranieri to replace Slavisa Jokanovic.

Wenger promised when he left ​Arsenal at the end of last season that he would not manage another Premier League team, but he is open to taking a job in Europe.


Source : 90min