Arsenal Chairman Set To Resign Over Unai Emery’s Continued Stay As Manager

Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick is reportedly considering leaving the board over Unai Emery’s continued reign at the North London club.

The Gunners failed to win yet again in the Premier League on Saturday, escaping with a 2-2 draw at home to Southampton thanks to a brace from Alexandre Lacazette.

Arsenal who are seventh on the table have not won in the league since beating Bournemouth at the start of October.

Fans and pundits have called on Arsenal to sack Unai Emery so as to save the club from further disgrace.

According to The Athletic, Sir Chips – who has been chairman since taking over from Peter Hill-Wood in 2013 – felt ‘compelled’ to consider handing in his resignation.

Technical director Edu and head of football Raul Sanllehi are the two key players in Arsenal’s hierarchy now and intend to give Emery more time before reassessing his position.

Managing director Vinai Venkatesham, chief negotiator Huss Fahmy and Josh Kroenke, son of owner Stan, make up the decision-making group, with Sir Chips having been sidelined with virtually no say in Emery’s future.

Should the 79-year-old, who is a lifelong Arsenal fan, walk away from the club it would end a long association with the Gunners, having first become a director back in 2005.

Emery is believed to have three more Premier League games to turn Arsenal’s season around – against Norwich, Brighton and West Ham – and any further slip-ups could see him axed.