Lehmann sat out the weekend victory over Manchester City and will not feature tomorrow night against Sparta Prague.
The German has endured a torrid start to the 2007-08 season, suffering two howlers in succession in the the Premiership.
Reports suggested that Lehmann was fit to play at the weekend and demanded talks with Wenger to explain why he was dropped.
At a press conference for the Champions League qualifier, Wenger laughed off claims that Lehmann was on the way out of the Emirates, but did suggest that his number one is not guaranteed to walk back into the starting line-up.
"He is never happy when he is injured and he is never happy when he is not playing," said Wenger.
"Whether he is still number one or not goes from game to game. I have the highest respect for Jens.
"I brought him here four years ago and made him our number one. Since then he has always been number one.
"But saying Jens will be first choice when he gets back from injury is asking me to say that no matter how well Almunia plays, he will always be dropped for Jens.
"You can never say that to a player because it means his performance is not important."
Goal.com UK
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