Arsenal has identified Germany manager Joachim Low as the ideal candidate to replace Arsene Wenger as the French tactician looks set to see his 22-year reign end at the end of the season, reports Mark Ogden of ESPN FC.

AS Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim and Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers were also named, though sources told ESPN FC that Low is the preferred option.

The Gunners' recent run of poor form, culminating in a four-match losing streak and a loss to Brighton earlier in the week, has cast doubt over Wenger's future at the Emirates, with Ogden reporting that the 68-year-old is losing support within the club and its hierarchy.

Ogden adds that some of the team's senior players have lost faith in Wenger, and that the French manager is likely to be relieved of his duties come summertime despite previously signing a contract that runs until June of 2019.

"A lot of the players don't want Wenger," the source told Ogden, as quoted by ESPN FC. "They are not happy with his tactics and the training.

"The players don't want any particular manager to come in - some speak about Thierry Henry, Carlo Ancelotti, and even Rafa Benitez - but they are really frustrated.

"A lot of them are also unhappy about the sale of Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United. Alexis could be difficult at times, but the players think it sent the wrong message to sell him to a rival."

Low is under contract with the German football association (DFB) until the end of Euro 2020, and is currently preparing to defend the nation's World Cup title in the 2018 affair in Russia. But there is a belief that he could be persuaded to return to the club game if Arsenal came knocking.

His last stint at the club level came in 2004 as manager of Austria Vienna.