Arsene Wenger agrees deal to stay at Arsenal until 2017

Arsene Wenger has agreed a new contract to remain as Arsenal manager until 2017, according to reports.

The 64-year-old Frenchman, who is the longest serving manager in the Premier League having taken charge in 1996, ended a long wait for a trophy by winning the FA Cup earlier this month.

It was his eighth major trophy with Arsenal, having won the Premier League three times and the FA Cup five times.

Arsenal later confirmed that Wenger had signed a new three-year extension to his current contract.

He said: “I want to stay and to continue to develop the team and the club. We are entering a very exciting period. We have a strong squad, financial stability and huge support around the world. We are all determined to bring more success to this club.

“The club has always shown faith in me and I’m very grateful for that. We have gone through fantastic periods and also periods where we have had to stick together. Every time when that togetherness was tested I got the right response. I think I have shown some loyalty as well towards this club and hopefully we can make some more history. I am sure we can.

“We are entering a very exciting period. We have a strong squad, financial stability and huge support around the world. We are all determined to bring more success to this club.”