Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has turned down a big-money offer to return to football management with Serbia, Informer reports.
The Balkan side missed out on Euro 2020 qualification after
a penalty shootout defeat to Scotland.
The Serbian FA (FSS) is now scouting candidates to replace
coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic at the helm.
FSS president, Slavisa Kokeza, wants a big-name foreign
manager to come in and point the young side in the right direction and
approached an intermediary of Wenger’s to offer him the job.
However, Wenger rejected the opportunity despite the money
being described by the FSS as “no problem”.
Wenger has not managed since leaving the Emirates Stadium in
2018.
The 72-year-old currently works with FIFA as Head of Global
Football Development.
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