Wenger wants Roeder at Arsenal
tribalfooball.com - July 28, 2007
Sacked Newcastle United boss Glenn Roeder is being linked with a sensational move to Arsenal.
The
Mail on Sunday says Wenger is considering hiring Roeder as Arsenal's new sporting director.
It was thought he might turn to a fellow Frenchman, with the names of former Arsenal scout Damien Comolli and ex-Gunners players Remi Garde and Gilles Grimandi being advanced, along with Wenger's friend Gerard Houllier, the former Liverpool manager.
Instead, Wenger wants to bring in an Englishman and Roeder fits the bill, with the knowledge of players gleaned during his time as boss at West Ham then Newcastle, from where he was sacked at the end of last season.