Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger revealed Patrick Vieira would love to make a comeback to North London although the club is “nowhere near to making a decision like that”.

The Frenchman said:

I speak to Patrick. I speak to many players who have been here because I keep good connections with them.

He has gone through a difficult period in the last season and I am aware that he wants to come here.

I think Patrick is a legend here and he would always like to come back to this Club. That would be his first choice.

He is a professional footballer with emotion and you always like the club where you’ve spent time. But as a professional as well, you always give 100 per cent for whichever club you sign for.

At the moment we need to look at the level of experience in our squad to make this kind of decision. There is a football decision and then there’s the psychological impact of a player of that stature coming in.

We are nowhere near to making a decision like that. But it is a possibility. We don’t rule it out and we don’t say we will do it. That’s my decision at the moment.