Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed his reasons for turning down an offer to become manager of Real Madrid.
The French tactician believes he would have betrayed his beliefs if he up and left the Gunners after 13 years and decided to remain in North London to win a title.
“I felt if I left I would have in some way beatrayed my beliefs,” Wenger told Sportsmail.
“It was that simple. It was nothing to do with Real Madrid, it was about Arsenal.
“I knew what Madrid were about to do, but I have a project here that I started four years ago and I wanted to reach the end of it.
“I could not leave this team at this stage of their development. The team we have now gets there, and by that I mean it wins the championship.
“At 22 or 23 I think a team is mature enough to deliver and it is a massively important year for our club.
“To talk of winning the league is an audacious statement but I built this team and I want to deliver with this team.”