Arsene Wenger has said he will help his former players if they are involved in Daniel Ek's proposed takeover at Arsenal.
The Spotify founder is reportedly gearing up to buy the club from the Kroenke family, who have staunchly denied the claims.
Ek has sounded out Arsenal legends Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira and Dennis Bergkamp to support his bid.
Asked about the news on beIN Sports, Wenger said: "I would say I like the fact that former people of the club run the club.
"Basically you have two examples in the football world - former players who run the club like Bayern [Munich], or big investors who buy a club like Man City.
"I personally, because I'm a football man, I like the fact that former Arsenal players take over and give advice.
"For the project, I prefer personally... the best deals I made were when nobody knew about it and you come out and it's done. When you announce things, you have a mountain to climb after. Nobody wants to give in.
"It's easier always when you do your deals, when it's done you come out and [announce it].
"Look, I will always support Arsenal. If I can help Arsenal I will do it in any way. That's my answer.
"If not, I am happy in my life.
"I think the fans give me credit that I always put Arsenal first. I sacrificed many of the best years of my life in my career to help the club get out of building the new stadium without any money from anybody.
"We didn't go out and say we needed money, we did it with the quality of our work and we remained at the top.
"Yes, I was criticised, you have to accept that when you're in a public job. I don't think anyone would question the fact that I did it genuinely with desire to do what is best for the club."Afterwards, I made mistakes, I don't deny that."
