Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed on Friday that he expects to pledge his future to the Gunners by signing a new contract shortly. Wenger will be out of contract at the end of this season and it had been suggested he could leave Arsenal if the team endured a sixth successive year without a trophy.
But the 60-year-old Frenchman, who moved to the Premier League club in 1996, confirmed he is willing to stay because he believes his squad is close to fulfilling their potential. "I have to show as well how much I believe in this team by showing my commitment. My situation will be sorted out very soon," he said ahead of Sunday's opening league game at Liverpool.
"It is more a question about timing, and all the other ingredients which are in a contract will be easy to sort out. "I believe my commitment to the club has nothing do with the speculation of how the season would go, because that would be unfair.
"If I do not do well, and one day the club is not happy with me I can completely understand that I do not stay here any more. But I believe we will do well. "I love to win and I love football - I can combine the two and that is what keeps me hungry. "It has nothing to do with the number of years you are in the job, it is just your nature - if I play any game with you, I will want to win it. If I lose I am sad." Wenger last won a major trophy back in 2005 when Arsenal beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final and it is six years since they were crowned champions of England.