Wenger set to stay and steer young Gunners

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger feels a “responsibility” for the club’s younger players and that is why he is likely to sign a new two-year contract later this week.

The Frenchman, who has been in charge since September 1996, has confirmed he expects there should be an announcement on negotiations “on Thursday or Friday”.

His current deal expires at the end of this season and there had been speculation that close ally and former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein’s departure from the board last April might make him think twice before agreeing new terms.