5 potential destinations for Arsene Wenger

Bayern Munich

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Currently, the hottest rumour on the block is that Wenger will take over at Bayern Munich, where Niko Kovac is presently under intense pressure after a start to the season that sees FCB sitting sixth in the Bundesliga, four points off the top of the table.

The former Eintracht Frankfurt coach was a surprise appointment in the summer but finds his side mired in the midst of a four-game winless streak, including successive Bundesliga losses against Hertha Berlin and Borussia Monchengladbach respectively.

Bayern are typically far more conservative with their coaching appointments, going for men who have achieved success at the highest level in the past. Preceding Kovac, for example, were a string of modern day greats in the form of Louis van Gaal (Manchester United, aside), Jupp Heynckes, Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti – all European Cup winners.

Wenger might not have climbed to that echelon in a storied career, but he certainly has a CV more typical of a Bayern boss than the current incumbent, who could very shortly find himself jobless.

And while Bayern have a profile that must impress Wenger, they also have the ethos, too. Rarely are they drawn into spending extravagantly in the transfer market, and indeed they have been one of the clubs who have notably railed against the dramatic inflation of transfer fees.

It is also worth bearing in mind, too, that Wenger grew up watching the Bundesliga, despite being born in France, and already speaks fluent German.