Vermaelen: Players want Wenger to stay

Wenger is out of contract at the end of the campaign having signed a new deal in August 2010 and there are doubts surrounding the Frenchman's future in London after 18 years in the top job.

The 64-year-old, Arsenal's longest-serving manager, was tipped to put pen to paper on a new contract in March but the club's crushing 6-0 defeat to London rivals Chelsea last month, which saw them slip seven points off the pace, has led to suggestions he may quit.

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