Patrick Vieira is the ideal replacement for Arsene Wenger, says Ray Parlour
Arsenal stuck by Arsene Wenger in the summer, handing the Frenchman a new two-year contract until the end of the 2018/19 season.
However, Ray Parlour thinks his former side must not rest on their laurels and should already be planning for his replacement.
And the 44-year-old thinks his former team-mate Patrick Vieira would be the ideal candidate, with Thierry Henry also in the mix-up in the future.
“If I was Arsenal now, I’d be looking in two years time, whenever it’s going to be, and see who is going to be interested in taking over,” he told AskFans.
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“Try and put it in place now. Managers don’t hang around.
“Do you know who would be perfect one day? Patrick Vieira.
“He’s manager at New York, but now he’s probably in line for the Manchester City job instead of Arsenal. He’s part of their club.
“In the future, maybe Thierry Henry. He’s a very intelligent guy, he knows the players, he knows the dressing room and he knows how to attract big players.
“He could be perfect for it. Will he get an opportunity? Who knows. I would always look at ex-players.
“I know it doesn’t always work out like that with Tony Adams and such, but if they know the club inside out, which Vieira and Henry do, it gives you a big advantage.
“When you sack a manager you’ve got to have a plan. You’ve got to tap people up.
“You’ve got to be asking their agents and getting something in place.
“Ask them, ‘Would you be interested if an opportunity came up to manage Arsenal?’”
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