JOACHIM LOW, the Germany coach, has emerged as a candidate to be Arsenal’s next manager.

Löw is on the list of coaches discussed by Arsenal’s hierarchy as options should Arsène Wenger decide to leave when his contract expires next year.

The hope of Stan Kroenke, Arsenal’s owner, and Ivan Gazidis, the club’s chief executive, is that Wenger has a successful 2013-14 season and chooses to renew his deal, but contingencies are being made given the short time remaining on the Frenchman’s contract and because he turns 65 in October next year and might want to retire or move on.

Löw’s deal with Germany’s football federation expires after next year’s World Cup finals in Brazil and there are signals that the 53-year-old will seek a return