Wenger had hoped to announce this month that he was signing a new deal but his team’s drastic loss of form has prompted a rethink

Arsenal will wait until the end of the season to clarify Arsène Wenger’s future as unrest at the prospect of a new contract for the embattled manager continues to grow.

Wenger had hoped to announce this month that he was signing a new deal to stay on as manager but his team’s drastic loss of form — and an increasingly hostile mood among the club’s fanbase — has caused some strain within the Arsenal hierarchy and forced a reappraisal. It means that the uncertainty will drag on until after the Premier League season finishes on May 21, or potentially the following weekend if Arsenal reach the FA Cup final.

Arsenal sources continue to deny that a new contract for Wenger is a fait accompli, insisting