Journalist explains why Arteta’s new deal is taking longer than expected

By Admin Martin - 31 July 2024, 21:00

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One subject that hasn’t been discussed enough is Mikel Arteta’s future, with fans overlooking that he will be out of contract at the end of this season.

Since joining Arsenal, Arteta has done a brilliant job, transforming the club’s culture. Arsenal is now a title challenger and has come close to winning the Premier League in consecutive seasons.

Clubs are watching Arteta, and last season he appeared on Barcelona’s radar after Xavi Hernandez announced he would be leaving. The Gunners’ coach had to deny any intention to leave the Emirates and remains a target for some of the top clubs in Europe.

While Arteta is happy in London, he could still leave next summer if he doesn’t sign a new contract.

Many fans wonder why he has not yet signed a new deal, and journalist Charles Watts has explained the reason for the delay.

He said, as quoted by Give Me Sport:

“Mikel Arteta’s contract extension is taking a little longer than expected because it is a big deal, with him approaching the highest salary for a coach in the Premier League, if not the highest.”

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3 Comments

Bruised Banana says:

July 31, 2024 at 9:21 pm

He’s a little busy right now.

CorporateMan says:

August 1, 2024 at 12:09 am

I have no fears at all.
The man is happy at the club, and the owners like what he is doing.
So once the dust settles on preseason and transfers, we should be hearing more about the subject in a positive way

Bertie Mee's knees says:

August 1, 2024 at 8:18 am

I think (and hope) he’ll sign a new contract but when he does become the highest paid coach (or very near it anyway) then KSE will expect – rightly of course – that success by way of trophies must follow.

KSE have backed Arteta already with over £700m of transfer spending since 2019 and ongoing as we’ve seen. Now there’s the likelihood of a very generous contract renewal on top of that.

In the sometimes-brutal world of professional football, I think it will very soon be payback time with trophies needed to keep the solitary FA Cup won by Arteta so far company in the Arsenal trophy room.