Hundreds of Arsenal fans are expected to take part in a march this weekend in a bid to persuade manager Arsene Wenger not to leave the club after reports linked him to Real Madrid.
The march is being organised by REDaction, a supporters group which has called on fans to meet near the Emirates on Sunday, shortly before the last match of the Premier League season against Stoke. The group called the event a “march of solidarity”.
“The consensus among fans is not only that he should stay but also that he’s one of the few managers in the league that’s earned the right to walk away,” the group said in a statement on Wednesday on its website.
British media have reported over the past few days that Wenger is considering leaving the club for Real after fans criticised him at a meeting last week and because of a limited transfer budget for this summer.
Arsenal will finish in fourth place in the Premier League, meaning they will have to qualify for the group stage of next season’s Champions League.
Some Arsenal fans have become increasingly frustrated after a fourth consecutive season without a trophy and Wenger’s reliance on young players.
Thousands streamed out of the Emirates with 30 minutes to play in the Champions League semi-final second leg on May 5, in which Manchester United were leading 3-0 before knocking out Arsenal 4-1 on aggregate. A similar situation happened at a league game at the Emirates against Chelsea five days later in which the Gunners lost 4-1.
Wenger was dismissive of that behaviour after the Chelsea match, saying curtly that fans have the right to leave the stadium when they want. — AP
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