Former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger is considering a challenge to Gianni Infantino for the presidency of FIFA, according to reports by BBC Sport on Tuesday.
The 77-year-old Frenchman, who has served as FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development since 2019, has been urged by senior figures in European football to enter the race.
Sources close to Wenger say he has not yet made a final decision.
Candidates have until 18 November to declare, ahead of the election on 18 March 2027 in Rabat, Morocco.
Infantino, who is seeking a fourth and final term, remains the favourite, despite criticism over his abandoned plan to sell commercial stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
Wenger has publicly distanced himself from that plan.
If he decides to stand, he would join Ramon Vega and Kozo Tashima as declared challengers to Infantino.
