HILL-WOOD OPENS WENGER TALKS
Chairman Peter Hill-Wood has revealed talks have opened with Arsene Wenger over a new contract and insists Arsenal have "never been in a better position" going into the new season.
The Frenchman's future at the Emirates Stadium has been the subject of speculation this summer, amid suggestions he might choose not to extend his current contract which expires at the end of the forthcoming campaign.
But Hill-Wood remains confident Wenger will sign up after positive recent talks.
"I very much hope he will (sign). It's very important," he told www.arsenal.com.
"He's done a marvellous job for the last 10 years or so. He looks pretty fit to me and I think he enjoys himself still.
"He's got a good job and I'm hoping he'll stay with us.
"We had a fairly lengthy conversation recently and that went very well.
"Hopefully, in the not too distant future we'll have something positive to say about it. I'm confident he'll stay."
Hill-Wood has also dismissed talk of a summer of discontent at Arsenal.
Wenger's side have been stung by the recent departure of captain and lynchpin Thierry Henry for Barcelona, while the futures of Wenger and midfielder Cesc Fabregas have also been the subject of persistent speculation, although the Spaniard committed his future to the club over the weekend.
With Croatia's Brazilian-born striker Eduardo da Silva, full-back Bacary Sagna and goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski the only new arrivals so far, Arsenal's ability to keep pace with their big-spending rivals has been called into question.
But far from seeking to lower expectations ahead of what many have predicted will be a difficult season, Hill-Wood insists he has full confidence in Wenger's men to mount a genuine title challenge.
"I believe we've never been in a better position," said Hill-Wood, chairman of the club since 1982. "I think the team is absolutely first class.
The Frenchman's future at the Emirates Stadium has been the subject of speculation this summer, amid suggestions he might choose not to extend his current contract which expires at the end of the forthcoming campaign.
But Hill-Wood remains confident Wenger will sign up after positive recent talks.
"I very much hope he will (sign). It's very important," he told www.arsenal.com.
"He's done a marvellous job for the last 10 years or so. He looks pretty fit to me and I think he enjoys himself still.
"He's got a good job and I'm hoping he'll stay with us.
"We had a fairly lengthy conversation recently and that went very well.
"Hopefully, in the not too distant future we'll have something positive to say about it. I'm confident he'll stay."
Hill-Wood has also dismissed talk of a summer of discontent at Arsenal.
Wenger's side have been stung by the recent departure of captain and lynchpin Thierry Henry for Barcelona, while the futures of Wenger and midfielder Cesc Fabregas have also been the subject of persistent speculation, although the Spaniard committed his future to the club over the weekend.
With Croatia's Brazilian-born striker Eduardo da Silva, full-back Bacary Sagna and goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski the only new arrivals so far, Arsenal's ability to keep pace with their big-spending rivals has been called into question.
But far from seeking to lower expectations ahead of what many have predicted will be a difficult season, Hill-Wood insists he has full confidence in Wenger's men to mount a genuine title challenge.
"I believe we've never been in a better position," said Hill-Wood, chairman of the club since 1982. "I think the team is absolutely first class.
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