Thierry Henry says Mikel Arteta answered in the affirmative when asked about the return of Arsene Wenger to Arsenal because that was the only thing he could do.
Arteta made it clear he wants Wenger to return and be closer to the club he led to multiple trophies.
Wenger signed Arteta for the Gunners and made the Spaniard captain during his playing days.
However, Wenger has since left the club and has been busy working for FIFA.
He has never returned to the Emirates and now Arteta wants that to change, but Henry says the 39-year-old can only say he wants the Arsenal legend’s return whenever he is asked that question.
‘What is he supposed to say?’ said Henry to Amazon Prime Sport as quoted by The Daily Mail.
‘Is he supposed to say, “No, I will close the door to the biggest manager ever of Arsenal Football Club?”… no!
‘If he comes what is he going to do? Who is going to be in charge? Is Edu now still working? What is it?
‘I have one point. He was in a situation where the words he was going to use were always going to be (diplomatic). What is he supposed to say?’
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To be fair, Arteta cannot say he doesn’t want the return of Wenger, regardless of the situation.
The Frenchman rebuilt this club, and for years, most of us only knew him as our manager.
A generation of fans only saw him in the dugout until 2018. We will always welcome him at the club, but he is no longer needed as a manager.
Wenger loves to contribute and his return to any role close to the first team could tempt him to interfere.
I hope he can watch a match at the Emirates one day, but his input at the club is probably no longer necessary.