Allegri has been locked in talks with Arsenal since the end of last year and has now emerged as the man who will take over if Arsene Wenger decides to leave in the summer. The Juventus manager is now waiting for Wenger to make up his mind if he wants to sign a two-year extension to his contract that is on the table.

GETTY Max Allegri has agreed a verbal agreement to replace Arsene Wenger

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GETTY Arsene Wenger will announce in the next few weeks whether he will leave Arsenal in the summer

The Gunners board are anxious for an answer from the Frenchman, 67, and would like him to tell them about his future plans by the end of the month. Allegri, 49, is set to leave Juve after falling out with a number of senior players and has made no secret of his desire to one day work in the Premier League.

GETTY Allegri has already made a shortlist with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic one of his targets