Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed he's turned down Real Madrid three times.

Wenger left the Gunners after 22 years last week and is yet to decide what his next steps will be in football.

“When we built the stadium the banks asked me to commit for five years, the first time [I turned them down] was inside the five years and I thought no I could not do that, that would betray my club," Wenger told beIN Sports.

“Real Madrid I think I turned down two or three times you know. It's one of the teams I loved when I was a kid. I just felt that it was a very sensitive period for Arsenal Football Club.

“You are always tempted to go to Real Madrid because they offered me the chance to take control of the whole club.

“At the end of the day, I said no once, twice. I turned so many clubs down you could believe it. At the end of the day, I was happy where I was as well."