ARSENAL legend Dennis Bergkamp is being tipped to become a
future Gunners boss after applying to take his coaching badges.
The 38-year-old - who hung up his boots at the end of the 2005/6
season - has applied to enrole on the course in his native
Holland.
He is eligible for a fast-track scheme having won 79 caps for
his country and follows former Arsenal team-mates Tony Adams, Steve
Bould and Paul Merson in moving into coaching.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, given his close connections with
Arsenal, Bergkamp (pictured) has been installed as 16/1 to
replace current boss Arsene Wenger as manager at the Emirates at
some point in the future.
His calm, methodical approach to the game is very similar to
that of the Frenchman.
Bergkamp played 315 times and scored 87 goals for the north
Londoners in an 11-year spell.
During that time, he won three Premier League titles, four FA
Cups, aswell as the Footballer of the Year and PFA Player of the
Year awards in 1998.
