WENGER RESPONDS TO OVERMARS LINKS

The former Gunner has been mooted as a candidate to
take a director of football role at Emirates Stadium

but the Frenchman remained coy on the topic
Arsene Wenger has insisted he likes Marc Overmars
but refused to give a definitive answer when asked
about reports that he could join Arsenal as a director
of football.
The former Netherlands international, who works in a
similar sporting director role for Ajax, suggested
that was under consideration over returning to the
north Londoners.
Overmars the wrong man for Arsenal
And Wenger, who come under increasing pressure
during what has been a disappointing 2016-17
campaign for the club, suggests that Overmars could
well be a candidate.
He told reporters on Friday: "I like Marc Overmars
but he's director of football at Ajax.
"I'm sure there are plenty of other candidates - I'm
not worried about that.
"You spend a lot of time focusing on things that are
superficial. In football, it's about one thing: good
players on the football pitch. That's what you have to
take care of."
Arsenal face Middlesbrough in the Premier League on
Monday and Wenger has admitted that both Petr Cech
and Laurent Koscielny could return from injury.
He added: "We have a chance to get Cech back in the
squad and Koscielny is training. If the tests are
positive then they will come back in the squad.
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"[It's an] 80 per cent chance. At the moment it's
pretty good but sometimes the 20 per cent plays the
villain part in preparation."
The Gunners are currently in sixth place in the
Premier League table, seven points behind Manchester
City in fourth.