{"id":1096070,"date":"2019-06-28T14:42:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T13:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1096070"},"modified":"2019-06-28T15:25:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T14:25:36","slug":"wenger-turnaround-interest-premier-league-job","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/wenger-turnaround-interest-premier-league-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger appears to make U-turn on Premier League job stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arsene Wenger has opened the door on a return to the Premier League because it is the &#8220;place to be at the moment&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former Arsenal manager has been out of work since leaving the Gunners after a 22-year association with the north London club last summer.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Could Wenger make PL return? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wenger managed Arsenal for 22 years between 1996 and 2018.<\/li>\n<li>He left last summer and was subsequently linked with a move to Fulham after\u00a0Slavisa Jokanovic&#8217;s sacking.<\/li>\n<li>Wenger\u00a0said he would &#8220;certainly&#8221; not be managing in England again in October 2018.<\/li>\n<li>More recently the Frenchman has seen his name associated with the vacant Newcastle job.<\/li>\n<li>However, he has cooled interest after suggesting he is not ready to return just yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7297812-kieran-tierney-s-move-to-arsenal-almost-makes-too-much-sense<\/p>\n<p>Since then he has been linked to a host of clubs, including Fulham as well as AC Milan throughout stages of last season, but the Frenchman has largely stuck to punditry work in his spare time.<\/p>\n<p>But that could be about to change after the veteran tactician aroused\u00a0anticipation that he would relish the opportunity to one day return to top-flight English football.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<a class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20190626-interview-arsene-wenger-football-former-arsenal-manager-women-world-cup-var\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">France 24<\/a>, he said:\u00a0&#8220;I would prefer to try another country, although my preferred time was in England because the Premier League is the place to be at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But for me it is very difficult because I was for so long at the same club. But why not?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I still need a bit of time to pass and then maybe make the decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nicolas Pe\u0301pe\u0301, Neymar, Kieran Tierney TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ve0iHjrDB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Wenger out of Newcastle running<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The bookmakers have been working overdrive since it was confirmed\u00a0Rafa Benitez would leave Newcastle United upon the expiration of his contract this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Jose Mourinho and even\u00a0Wenger himself have been linked with the open position, but the latter was quick to distance his name from the running.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he would consider any coaching role in the immediate future, Wenger said:\u00a0&#8220;Not in the near future, no. 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