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Jens Lehmann makes huge claim on Arsenal's next manager
JENS LEHMANN has doubts whether Juventus manager Max Allegri is the right man for the Arsenal job.
Jens Lehmann says Max Allegri not the right man for Arsenal
Allegri is one of the favourites to take charge at Arsenal should Arsene Wenger leave at the end of the season.
Wenger's contract expires in the summer and is yet announce his decision on his future.
Allegri has guided Juventus to back-to-back Serie A titles since arriving in 2014, as well as to the 2015 Champions League final.
Max Allegri one of the favourites to replace Arsene Wenger
But former Gunners goalkeeper Lehmann is unsure whether Allegri's experience and style is the right fit to take Arsenal to the next level.
“The people that hold up their banners saying ‘Wenger Out’ don’t hold up banners saying they want x, y, z to come in because this guy will guarantee success,” Lehmann told The Sun.
Arsene Wenger is out of contract at the end of the season
“Bring Allegri in and we will win everything? Who is Allegri, with all due respect? He is in Italy. Will somebody like him bring success?
“When you look at the type of football he is playing, it doesn’t really fit Arsenal.
“None of them has a solution, someone who would guarantee them Champions League football and maybe win something.”