Former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira has confirmed that the club spoke to him during their search for a replacement to Arsene Wenger.
Patrick Vieira says he had a conversation with Arsenal executives over the possibility of taking over from Arsene Wenger, but didn’t reach the final stages of the process.
Speaking to The Times this week, Vieira revealed he was one of the candidates on the initial list Ivan Gazidis, Sven Mislintat and Raul Sanllehi drew up.
“Their executives met through a process which included a conversation with me but it didn’t go any further,” he admitted. “I have been allowed to grow as a coach and gain valuable experience. That has helped me become much more clear in my approach, my vision of football.”