Wenger shrugs off boardroom battles to focus on Reds

ARSENE WENGER maintains the changes within the Arsenal boardroom will have “no impact” on his duties.

The Gunners announced the behind-the-scenes manoeuvres on Wednesday night — which saw majority shareholder Lady Bracewell-Smith, who owns a 15.9% stake and whose family has a long association with the Barclays Premier League club, voted out of her positions completely following a disagreement over Arsenal’s future direction.

The boardroom changes have reignited speculation Arsenal may be set for a takeover, given Bracewell-Smith — who described the turn of events as “appalling” — is now no longer subject to the director’s lockdown agreement designed to fend off any potential hostile bids.