The long-serving Frenchman will be stepping down at the end of the season and there is a determination at the Emirates to send him off with silverware
Per Mertesacker has posted an emotional tribute to outgoing manager Arsene Wenger and stated a desire within the Arsenal ranks to send their iconic manager off with major silverware.
After 22 years with the Gunners, the long-serving presence in north London has revealed that he will be stepping down at the end of the season.
Wenger is walking away having failed to maintain the standards which once saw him land Premier League titles, grace the Champions League and negotiate an entire top-flight campaign unbeaten.