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Arsenal have ruled out Arsene Wenger returning to the club following talks with their former manager last year.

Mikel Arteta said last year that he would like Wenger to return to Emirates Stadium in some capacity and Arsenal technical director Edu also held talks the Frenchman over a comeback.

Wenger has not been back to Arsenal since his departure in 2018 after 22 years in charge.

The 72-year-old has been FIFA’s chief of global football development since November 2019.

Arteta said last year that he wanted Wenger to return to Arsenal in some capacity and that he wanted him to become “much closer”.

The pair spoke about the premiere of Wenger’s film, ‘Invincible’, and Arteta said: “There has been communication, and I saw him and talked to him when we went to see the film.

“It was incredibly