Arsene Wenger will have a release clause inserted in his
new £14million Arsenal contract, according to newspaper
reports.
The News of the World claims the Gunners have offered the Frenchman
a multi-million pound four-year deal to replace his current
contract which expires at the end of next season.
Wenger has stalled on signing the proposed £3.5million-a-year deal
and it is thought his refusal to pen an extension is having an
unsettling effect on the playing squad at the Emirates
Stadium.
Those concerns have apparently prompted the board to include an
escape clause which allows him to walk out for free during any
close season.
A 'top Arsenal source' told the News of the World: "Arsene is the
life and soul of this club. He has been offered a new deal but will
be allowed to leave for nothing at the end of every season if he
chooses."
