FIFA president Gianni Infantino has revealed Arsene Wenger had a role in the creation of new offside laws which are set to be trialled.
Wenger became head of football development at FIFA after a 22-year spell at Premier League side Arsenal, where he won three titles.
His role at FIFA also saw be given a place on the panels of the International Football Association Board, which governs the laws of the game and any rule changes.
And it is through that membership that the Frenchman has proposed a change to the offside law, which is hoped will introduce more attacking play.
It has also been revealed that the Premier League played a part in convincing IFAB to trial the changes.
The proposal would mean an attacker is onside if any part of their body that they can play the ball with is in-line with the second-last defender.
Data reportedly shows that this would reduce the average number of offsides in Premier Leagues games from four to two.
Infantino, president of FIFA since 2016, revealed the key role that Wenger played in the creation of the new law.
"We have been seeing that maybe we can think about a new law which allows a bit more attack in football," said Infantino.
“Arsene Wenger presented it to us this morning. Our role at IFAB is making football more attractive without changing its nature. We have seen, maybe, a new law which allows a bit more attack.”
Trial dates, as well as the names of the countries and the leagues they would take place in, are yet to be revealed.
In other changes to the offside law, IFAB also clarified the definition for handball, whereby the arm ends at the bottom of the armpit, must be used when judging whether a player is offside or not.
