Love of Real Madrid will not make Wenger quit Arsenal

LONDON COLNEY, England, Mar 17 (Reuters) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he loves Real Madrid but has no plans to swap England for Spain.

''I love Real Madrid,'' Wenger told a news conference at Arsenal's training ground today.

''It is certainly, after Arsenal, a club I love because of my childhood. It was the team I admired when I was a kid and I have a lot of good memories for Real Madrid.

''But my priority is to do well for Arsenal because I am here and I feel we are in the rebuilding process of a big team again and I want to do that.'' Arsenal knocked Real Madrid out of the Champions League last week to reach the quarter-finals and leave the Spaniards facing a third season without a trophy.

Speculation in the Spanish media has been rife over the future of Real coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro since the resignation of club president Florentino Perez last month.

Wenger has a contract with Arsenal until 2008 and said he would be staying put.

''I can say publicly that I will be at Arsenal,'' the Frenchman said.

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