3 reasons why Nuno Espirito Santo is not the right man for Arsenal

#1 Better Options

For all the talk of Santo's Wolves record, he has won one Championship title, bankrolled and influenced by a super-agent Jorge Mendes-driven consortium. This is not to say anyone could have won the title by the margin he did but that he has had great investment and infrastructure to back him.

He has overachieved at Wolves but not too massively. Santo has done better with unfancied sides, Rio Ave being an example. Then there are all those Jorge Mendes links. A close friend, Santo has often been backed by Mendes in recruitment. Sometimes it works as it has for Wolves so far but as at Valencia it can all go wrong. Arsenal has invested heavily and also have an exciting academy and perhaps unavoidable exciting young Portuguese players as it happens with Nuno may well hamper the spirit at the Academy.

In the market currently, Massimiliano Allegri is available. The Italian has been there and done it with Juventus and AC Milan. If they want to go down the path of a younger manager - perhaps in the mould of an Eddie Howe - or even a Julian Nagelsmann at the end of the season might well be options. In the first case, Howe is young, English and favours an attacking style which suits Arsenal.

There is also Erik ten Hag who has been rumoured to be heading to the Premier League. There is Freddie Ljungberg, who could prove to be the answer as Lampard and Solskjaer are seen at their clubs. According to some reports in papers including The Guardian, Ljungberg may well get the season after spending time in the Arsenal academy if he does well in the next few games.

If Arsenal is interested in big names, they have the pulling power to get them as well as long as they are a little flexible.