Club confident over Wenger
22 Feb 2008 - 11:18:15
Arsenal managing director Keith Edelman expects Arsene Wenger to remain at the helm of the Gunners for the foreseeable future.
Wenger's future at the Emirates Stadium was brought into question last season when former vice-chairman and close friend David Dein left the club after a boardroom disagreement.
However, the long-serving Frenchman put pen to paper on a new three-year contract in September and Edelman believes he will remain at the north London club long after that deal expires in 2010.
Wenger joined Arsenal from Japanese football in 1996 and is the club's longest-serving manager in terms of matches played.
Edelman was speaking on the day the Gunners revealed a £20million profit for the six months ending November 2007.
"I don't think it's something we're contemplating at this juncture," he said, referring to a possible departure for Wenger.
"He has just the other day announced he has a hunger to go on forever. He won't go on forever, that's an exaggeration on his part, but I don't think it will be my problem.
"I've got another seven or eight years to go (at the club) and it won't be my worry."
Referring to the financial results which saw profits rise from £12.9million on the same period in the previous year, non-executive chairman Peter Hill-Wood was satisfied.
He told the club's official website: "We have had a very satisfactory start to the financial year driven by the new Premier League TV deals and the inaugural Emirates Cup tournament which have increased revenues in our core football business."
