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Wenger identifies van Bronckhorst and Howe as potential successors

According to Starsport, Arsene Wenger has considered Feyenoord boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe to be his eventual successor at the Emirates.

Wenger is still contracted with Arsenal until the summer of 2019, but he could be making future plans to ensure the club don’t spiral down the table like Manchester United did post-Sir Alex Ferguson. There may be some issues with the two names believed to be on the Arsenal shortlist, however.

van Bronckhorst has had a relatively short managerial career, taking charge of Feyenoord in an assistant capacity between 2011 and 2015, managing the U21s in 2012 and 2013, before taking charge of the first-team in 2015.