FIFA executive and former Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger on Tuesday distanced himself from FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors and said it was “absolutely necessary” to drop the proposal.

Wenger’s statement on the controversy came after a letter from UEFA’s lawyers to Infantino threatening legal action, while also naming Wenger among 18 executives whose data and communications should be retained as potential evidence.