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Arsene Wenger will leave his post as Arsenal manager at the end of the 2017-18 season, ending a 22-year run at one of the Premier League's most successful clubs, the local sources reported.

According to the source, Wenger announced his impending departure in a statement released through the club Friday morning, in which he said the decision had been made "after careful consideration and following discussions with the club."

It is reminded, Wenger was hired by Arsenal in September of 1996, and in the years after his appointment he changed English soccer forever. He introduced new styles and standards to a sport and a league that had become set in their ways.

And he won trophies along the way. He won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups. He led his 2003-04 team, the "Invincibles," to the first undefeated English top-flight season since the 19th century.

He'll have managed 828 Premier League games by the time all is said and done, the most in the league's history. He'll have won more than 470. He'll have managed more than 1,230 games in all competitions, with over 700 Arsenal victories to his name.

"I am grateful for having had the privilege to serve the club for so many memorable years," Wenger said in his statement. "I managed the club with full commitment and integrity. I want to thank the staff, the players, the directors and the fans who make this club so special.I urge our fans to stand behind the team to finish on a high. To all the Arsenal lovers take care of the values of the club. My love and support for ever."