MOHAMED ELNENY will manage Arsenal when he retires from his playing career, according to his dad.
The Egyptian midfielder, 29, signed a new contract at the Emirates this summer, despite many thinking he would leave the club.
Elneny’s dad thinks he will coach Arsenal one day as he is loved at the club
And his old man reveals he is “loved among his colleagues in the dressing room” in North London.
In an interview with MBC Egypt, via Middle East 24, Nasser Elneny says he knew his son would “continue” life under Mikel Arteta and that he may be in the hot seat himself one day.
Nasser said: “I was sure that my son [Elneny] would continue with Arsenal, and I told him that, even though everyone in Egypt was saying that he would leave the team this summer.
“The Arsenal players love Elneny, he is loved among his colleagues in the dressing room, and the club’s management loves him, so I think he will coach Arsenal in the future.”
Elneny joined the Gunners from Basel in a £7million deal six years ago.
He has since made 147 senior appearances and scored five goals.
The fan favourite scored an absolute worldie earlier this week in the pre-season victory over FC Nurnberg.
The 91-cap international first made his name with Al Mokawloon in Egypt, alongside Liverpool star Mo Salah, before the pair left for Swiss outfit Basel.
The midfielder was poised to become a free agent when his deal at Arsenal expired in June.
But the Gunners tied down Elneny to a new one-year deal, with the option of a further 12 months.
He initially struggled under Arteta when the Spaniard replaced Unai Emery.
But Elneny has enjoyed a recent resurgence and has now emerged as a key member of the squad.
The ambitious Elneny has even set his sights on WINNING the Premier League this season following the arrival of Gabriel Jesus.
He said: “I think we pushed really hard to be top four last season but unlucky we didn’t make it.
“But this season we go again, and we try to win the league, to try to do as much as we can to put this Arsenal football club to the place they deserve.”
