Real Madrid candidate reveals talks with Arsenal's Wenger

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is in talks with Real Madrid presidential candidate Juan Miguel Villar Mir.
 
The favourite to win the Spanish club's July presidential election last night revealed he has had discussions with the Frenchman to lure him to the Bernabeu.

Villar Mir declared: "We have opened negotiations with Wenger and Fabio Capello, two excellent managers. We will bring the best one here."

He also told the News of the World: "If above the manager there is a sporting director, the coach will no longer have real authority over the players."

Although it seems impossible Wenger will leave the Gunners just as they move to their new stadium in Ashburton Grove, Villar Mir is confident of getting the Frenchman.

Reports in Spain suggested Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein angrily phoned former president Florentino Perez - who tried to lure Wenger to the Bernabeu for many years - to ask him to instruct the candidates to lay off the Arsenal boss.