Arsenal's Arsene Wenger forgets England manager's name
The FA are looking to hire a new England manager after Sam Allardyce’s embarrassing exit earlier this week.
Allardyce was sacked after just 68 games in charge after being exposed in a sting by undercover reporters working for the Daily Telegraph.
Wenger was linked with the job after Roy Hodgson was sacked following England’s disastrous Euro 2016 campaign in June.
However, while he didn’t take the job then, Wenger has admitted he would be open to the possibility of managing the national team if he was no longer Arsenal manager.
“My priority is to do well here (Arsenal),” he said.
“This has always been my club. If I am free one day, why not? But I am concentrated on my job.
“Of course I am flattered that my name is linked with the job. But my priority has always been this club.
“Until the end of the season I am here. And I am completely focused on that. What happens then is not decided – but I do know the words of God Save the Queen.”
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Arsene Wenger is open to the idea of managing England
Wenger also revealed he doesn’t know what the future holds for him.
The Frenchman’s time in north London has soured in recent years with the club winning just two trophies since 2005.
And Wenger admits that he cannot rule anything out as he enters the twilight years of his managerial career.
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“I don’t know," he added. "I have a passion for the game but I have the desire to be better tomorrow and yesterday.
“The way I manage today is not the same today as five years ago. How long can I do, I don’t know.
“I rule nothing out because I want to work and do well.
“I accept as well that it can finish tomorrow. You expect a love story to last forever."