Arsene Wenger, Arsenal Reportedly Reach Compromise to Remain for 1 More Year

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has agreed to stay at the club for one more season. 

That's according to Neil Fissler of the Sunday Express, who reported that the Gunners hierarchy and the Frenchman have reached a compromise over his future. Wenger's position at the club has been the subject of much debate recently, with his contract set to expire at the end of the season.

Fissler noted that while a two-year contract was on the table for Wenger, that has since been renegotiated. 

After Saturday's 3-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion, the Arsenal manager revealed he had made his mind up whether to stay or go. "I know what I will do, so you will know very soon," he said, per Fissler. "Today I do not worry about that. I watched the game. I do not watch the stands."

While reports have emerged suggesting Wenger is set to stick around, Bleacher Report's James McNicholas felt as though these quotes may signal the end for the Arsenal boss:

Plenty of Arsenal supporters believe the club is ready for a change of leadership. As the Gunners were bullied in all-too-familiar fashion against West Brom on Saturday, banners were dotted around the away section of the stadium calling for Wenger to go.

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The same frailties seem to go unaddressed season after season at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal lack aggression and leadership, and when the pressure is on them to win big games away from home, the team crumbles. There's a real danger that the Gunners will miss out on a top-four finish too.

Mark Ogden of ESPN FC feels that while Wenger must take some of the blame for Arsenal’s recent poor performances, he's not the only culpable party:

Still, Wenger is the club's figurehead, and while plenty of players have come through the door at the Emirates in recent seasons, he's been a constant. So too have the weaknesses that have hindered the team from kicking on to challenge for the major honours.

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After 21 years at the club, Wenger is the only manager a lot of Arsenal supporters know, and it's understandable that a lot are taking a "be careful what you wish for" stance as a result. But with pre-match displays, protest planes flying overhead and poor performances on the pitch, it feels like a change is needed.

Consequently, should Wenger agree to stay on for one more season, the reaction from those tied to Arsenal will be fascinating to gauge.