Arsene Wenger had someone else in mind to be his Arsenal successor

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s choice for his replacement has been revealed and it was not Unai Emery. According to Calcio Napoli 24 journalist Ciro Venerato, Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti was hoping he’d get the call. “Arsenal-Napoli?" said Venerato when talking about the upcoming Europa League tie.

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"I’ll tell you a behind-the-scenes story dating back to last summer when Arsene Wenger indicated Carlo Ancelotti as his possible heir and successor on the Arsenal bench. “Carlo Ancelotti, as you know, has a Canadian wife and the whole family lives in London. So he was interested. “Arsenal then chose Unai Emery and at that point, Carlo Ancelotti signed for Napoli, but he did not forget that Arsenal rejected him.”

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