Hill-Wood wants Wenger to stay

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Dein is the man credited with bringing Wenger to Arsenal more than 10 years ago, and the pair forged a strong working relationship and personal friendship, but Hill-Wood told Arsenal TV Online: "I think it's well known Arsene and David have got on very well over the past 10 years and I am certain Arsene will miss him.

"However I believe the relationship Arsene has with the rest of the board is good. He is on contract with us until 2008 and we very much hope he will extend his contract beyond that - but we haven't got into talking details on that yet."

Vice-chairman Dein, 63, has left the club and will cease to be a director with immediate effect because of "irreconcilable differences" at the centre of power.

Those differences are understood to be over the direction and ownership of the club, with Dein known to be very much in favour of the involvement of American billionaire Stan Kroenke, which put him at odds with Arsenal director Danny Fiszman and also chairman Hill-Wood.

Hill-Wood denied Dein's departure was in any way to do with the transfer funds available to Wenger, and said: "We've always made funds available to Arsene.

"He attends the board meetings, he understands the financial position. I can assure supporters we will continue to provide funds when Arsene requires them.

"We have a very good squad - young, maybe, but developing well and if Arsene wants to strengthen it we have the money to provide him with any reasonable purchases he wants to make."