Alan Brazil: It's time up for Arsene Wenger at Arsenal but he won't give in

Manuel Pellegrini is about to make way for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.

Chelsea doing exactly the opposite to the Foxes at the start of the season spelled the end of Jose Mourinho. Brendan Rodgers was another early casualty at Liverpool.

And across Stanley Park, Roberto Martinez looks set for the sack from Everton, who will be wondering how Claudio Ranieri can do what their manager hasn’t.

But Arsene Wenger? Well, he just keeps rolling along and, remarkably, Arsenal seem happy to let him do so.

The Frenchman is stubborn, and back when he was transforming the Gunners into the global superclub it is now, that was his biggest strength.

Now it has become a terrible flaw.

It is 12 seasons since he won the Premier League title.

At the start of each of those campaigns, we’ve been told: ‘This is going to be Arsenal’s year.’

Every summer, pundits insist that Wenger is only one or two top signings away from building a team that can challenge.

They have been right every time.

The problem is, Wenger has never managed it – and now the fans have had enough.

Over the years, a few punters moaning under their breath at the Emirates has turned into a full-scale rebellion.

They want rid of him, and they want rid of him now. There’s no dressing it up anymore.

But I’m afraid the “Wenger Out” brigade aren’t going to get what they want – at least not this summer.

Any other club would have sacked the Frenchman years ago. Arsenal have not. And they aren’t going to, not when he only has a year left on his contract.

So-called celebrity Arsenal fan, Piers Morgan, reckons Wenger has been offered a new three-year contract.

I’m not buying it. I reckon he’ll see out the final year of his deal then walk away.

But make no mistake, Arsenal blew it this season. With Chelsea and the Manchester clubs struggling, the door was wide open.

Even Leicester, as wonderful as they’ve been, shouldn’t have been able to stop the Gunners.

As ever, they just needed “one or two” world-class signings, a couple of truly top players to give them a chance.

As usual, they didn’t make them.

The fans believe that’s Arsene Wenger’s fault – and they’re right.

The problem is that he has been around the club for so long, and he has done so much for them, that I reckon he confuses Arsenal’s money with his own.

He doesn’t want to spend the cash, but by leaving it in the bank, he’s actually costing the club he loves.

He has got away with it for years because of what he achieved in the past. Now the situation is critical and I think even he knows it.

Arsenal won’t push Wenger out, but he certainly won’t jump either. His stubbornness will make sure of it.

He will believe he can win the league next season.

But even if he does, this time next year, I think we’ll be watching him bow out.

And, for increasing numbers of Arsenal fans, it won’t be a moment too soon.

England’s big clubs should hang their heads in shame about how they have performed this season