Arsene Wenger admits contemplating leaving Arsenal "for personal reasons"

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• The French manager is under renewed pressure at the Emirates, after a tough start to the season
• PSG owner wanted him to coach the France top side

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.”

“Despite everything the team has real potential and we must recover as always in times of crisis and we must win the next game.

Though the Gunners won the opening game against Leicester city, they have suffered defeats from Stoke and Liverpool.

After the international break, Arsenal will face Bournemouth at the Emirates on 9th September.