Arsene Wenger has admitted he considered quitting Arsenal this summer – but now insists the Gunners can still win the title this season.
The North London club have suffered a horrible start of the season after the Frenchman, now 67, signed a new two-year deal in May.
Wenger has long been courted by Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain who have signed Neymar and Kylian Mbappe this summer. And he told French TV station Telefoot : “Yes I hesitated about signing a new contract for personal reasons.
"I have been at Arsenal for 20 years and I ask myself all the time if I should continue to run the club. And also because we struggled a lot last season. Coaching a different club would be possible.”
Asked who, he added: “There have been contacts with PSG.”
Wenger has seen his Gunners side come in for increased criticism after a difficult start to the season. They beat Leicester in their Premier League opener, but then fell to defeat at Stoke before being mauled by Liverpool.
Yet Wenger still feels his side can challenge a the very top of the table.
“Despite everything the team has real potential and we must recover as always in times of crisis and we must win the next game.
"Can Arsenal win the league this season? It’s possible.”