One thing that we know for certain about Arsène Wenger right now is that he does not know what will come next. While The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that he was still interested in managing, this is clearly not one of those situations where a departing manager announces that he is stepping down so he can step up negotiations with his future club.

Every indication is that Wenger had hoped to end his career in north London, something that he has repeated time and again. The stated desire to work again elsewhere may be a mere human reaction to a situation beyond his control. When you are asked to leave a job, your first reaction is to want another one but, equally, after waking