5 plausible reasons why Arsene Wenger's contract was renewed

#3 No able replacement willing enough to steady the ship

Although Tuchel was available after resigning from Borussia Dortmund, the management chose Wenger

Arsene Wenger could have easily quit in these torrid times but his love for the club proved to be far superior to his personal glory. At the current juncture, there wasn’t a single name who could have been deemed to be worthy of taking up the mantle at the Emirates.

The club had hit rock bottom and was at the danger of falling off the edge from its erstwhile top-four status.

The situation was volatile and one wrong move could have broken the back of this century-old club. Mid-table obscurity was not what this club had set its aims for.

There were a number of options available as the anti-Wenger brigade held out young options like Eddie Howe or the Red Bull Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhüttl as possible replacements. These were talented managers but their inexperience at handling a top club of the United Kingdom failed their prospects.

Other big names like Maximiliano Allegri or Diego Simeone would not have been keen to handle a team which was on its lowest rung. Although Thomas Tuchel was available after resigning from Borussia Dortmund, the management chose the man with a big heart to shoulder the manager’s role in these difficult times.