It has been revealed that the Frenchman who has been at Arsenal since 1996 had previously considered leaving the Gooners for Spanish club Real Madrid.
According to the Blancos former president Ramon Calderon, Wenger was once "very interested" in leaving Arsenal for Real Madrid.
The Frenchman is currently the longest serving club manager in Europe as he has spent 19 years in charge of the London club.
Having been linked with a move to Madrid on several occasions throughout his tenure, Calderon revealed Wenger once seriously considered moving.
He said: "I imagine that anyone – be it a coach or a player – at some time in their career is interested in coming to a club like Real Madrid, especially when you have been at a club for 15 years, or however long, in England.
"Anyone working in any other industry would be interested in change. I think it's a good idea to have a coach who has a long-term plan.
"He was talking to me about Real Madrid and, at that time, he was very interested in the club and what was happening.
I remember he said: 'Are you going to Hollywood again, or to make a football team?' He meant are you going for film-star Galacticos or to make a proper football team.
"It's something you have in England that is a very good thing. You have it at Arsenal, you had at Manchester United [with Alex Ferguson], that the manager could stay at the club for a very long time. It's impossible here."
The Frenchman is however struggling to retain the faith of some Arsenal fans who believe he should leave the club. His decision to stick with Oliver Giroud as the club's main striker has also been generating controversies.
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