Arsenal rejected my offer to help out, says Robert Pires
December 11, 2020
Robert Pires says Arsenal have rejected an offer from him to help out, and says the club should be relying more heavily on former players
Robert Pires has revealed that he offered to volunteer for a job at Arsenal but was turned down, and states that the club should rely more on former players.
The French winger had a fantastic spell as a player in north London, lighting up the Highbury pitch from 2000 to 2006 with some fantastic displays as part of The Invincibles side which won the Premier League title unbeaten.
However, Pires says that the club should rely even more strongly on their old players, and that his offer to help out was not met with any enthusiasm.
“I don’t understand why the club doesn’t rely on former players,” Pires told Canal Plus.
“I volunteered for a job at Arsenal and they told me that they were not interested.”
Pires has previously worked with the Gunners in an informal role, assisting players recovering from injury.
