Wenger has won seven trophies in 10 years at Arsenal

Dein said: "We want him for the rest of his career. If he wanted to give up the tracksuit he'd be invaluable in the boardroom in a technical role."

Wenger, 57, insists he has no thoughts of retiring, saying: "We have a young team and want to continue developing.

"Reaching the Champions League final last season gave us belief."

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During his time with Arsenal, Wenger has won the Premiership three times and lifted the FA Cup on four occasions - including two Doubles.

He has also seen the club move to their new 60,000-capacity Emirates Stadium.

Wenger added: "I listened to Tony Blair on the television and when he said that '10 years ago we started' I thought for a moment he was talking about me!

"He talked about how the world had changed in that time and our world has changed here too. The stadium is a concrete sign that we are going in the right direction."

Former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane, who enjoyed numerous battles with Wenger's side over the years, paid tribute to the Frenchman.

Keane said: "He has done a brilliant job at Arsenal. I watched them last week against United and they were outstanding.

"I read something about him the other day and a thing he said about football: he said some people live off football and some people live for football.

"He clearly lives for the game, I will give him that, and all credit to him. I wish him well."