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Arsenal say they'll deal with Arsene Wenger's future in their own time

Arsene Wenger awaits kick-off at Turf Moor
Image: Arsene Wenger's contract with Arsenal expires at the end of the season

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis says the club will address manager Arsene Wenger's future "in our own way and in our own time".

The Frenchman has just celebrated 20 years in charge of the club, a period which has seen him win three Premier League titles and six FA Cups.

With the last of the league successes coming in 2004, Wenger has attracted criticism from some Arsenal fans.

His contract expires at the end of the season and he has been linked with a move to become England's next permanent manager.

Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and chief executive Ivan Gazidis at  on July 24, 2014 in New York, New York.
Image: Ivan Gazidis (left) maintains any decision made on Wenger's future will be a mutual one

Speaking at a Vatican conference on faith and sport, Gazidis said: "He's been clear and we've always been clear, that's a mutual decision as to how long he'll continue.

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"Both need to be on the same page on that. Arsenal is not Arsene Wenger. They're not one in the same thing. In a football sense, he has transformed the club."

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