Arsene Wenger watches on from the stands as Arsenal beat Hull 2-0 on SaturdayGetty Images
But on Saturday the Frenchman, 67, denied speaking to the ex-striker about his Arsenal future and declared: I am not ready to rest.
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Wenger said: “We didn’t talk in private and I didn’t give any indication about my future.
“We had question and answers with members of the Diamond Club, so there were many people there.
“We had a little dinner before the event, but not the two of us.
Arsene Wenger has said his time in charge of Arsenal is coming to an endGetty Images
Instagram Ian Wright was with Wenger – and Arsenal ladies captain Alex Scott – at a Q&A on Thursday night[/caption]
“There were four or five of us.”
Wright insisted Wenger looked “tired and winded, like someone has just whopped him in the stomach” following the growing calls from hostile fans for him to step down.
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"I appreciate very much that people want me to rest absolutely, but I’m not ready for that.”
Wenger’s Gunners contract is up this summer and he has yet to sign a new two-year offer on the table.
After talking to his former boss during a corporate event at the Emirates last Thursday, SunSport columnist Wright had said: “I get the impression that’s it.
PA:Press Association Ian Wright says the Arsenal boss looks "winded"[/caption]
“He actually mentioned it’s coming to the end.
“I’ve never heard him say that. You get a sense that’s it.
“He is a wonderful man but he looks tired and winded.”
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