Wenger: No limits after new deal

Arsene Wenger insists there are no limits to Arsenal’s ambitions after signing a two-year deal to continue as manager.

The 67-year-old had been widely expected to extend a reign already lasting more than 20 years, and confirmation came from the club yesterday afternoon.

Wenger had come in for fierce criticism from pundits, supporters and former players during the second half of last season as Arsenal slipped out of the Premier League top four and were thrashed 10-2 on aggregate by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

But, after a spell of seven defeats in 12 games, Wenger made a tactical shift to a threeman defence.

That helped the club end the season with a run of nine wins out of 10, culminating with their record-breaking 13th FA Cup final success against Chelsea.

Despite delivering a seventh FA Cup title during his reign, some fans were still keen for Wenger to depart having not won a Premier League title since the unbeaten ‘Invincibles’ season in 2004 and with no Champions League football to look forward to for the first time since 1998.

But Wenger feels Arsenal can achieve anything they set their minds on heading into next season now his future has been sorted.

“They are of course unlimited, our ambitions,” he told Arsenal TV.

“I’m excited because I believe that our end of season is a big springboard to go for more.”

Focus will now turn to keeping hold of key duo Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, whose deals expire in a little over a year.

Sanchez hit 30 goals last season.