mikel arteta
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Arteta’s new deal to 2030 shows where power sits, but reinvention matters more
Mikel Arteta's new deal runs to 2030, and Ed Aarons argues in The Guardian that it shows where the power at Arsenal sits. His title changed from head coach to manager on 10 September 2020, reflecting a wider remit. There's "no doubting the Spaniard's influence at the club", Aarons writes, from transfers to stadium works.… Continue reading
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Arteta signs Arsenal contract until 2030 — and Europe is the unfinished business
Mikel Arteta is staying. Arsenal confirmed on 7 October that he's signed a new contract to 2030, replacing one that was due to run out in June. It runs four years at over £20m a year, according to The Guardian. No Premier League manager would be paid more. Fine. That's the going rate for a… Continue reading
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Arteta agrees new Arsenal deal expected to run to 2030
Mikel Arteta has agreed a new contract. The three-year deal he signed in September 2024 was due to expire at the end of this season, so this was the year it had to be sorted. It's expected to keep him until 2030, which would take his reign past a decade, and The Guardian says he… Continue reading
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Brighton blow Arsenal away 3-0 as unbeaten start ends
Brighton 3-0 Arsenal, and the scoreline was the flattering bit. Pascal Groß and Charalampos Kostoulas both hit them from distance before the break, and Cheme Andrés made it three just after the hour. Arsenal's first defeat of the season, and nothing about it was close. Arteta called it a big lesson and said his side… Continue reading
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Arteta close to signing a new Arsenal contract
Mikel Arteta is close to finalising a new deal. His current contract already runs to 2028, so this isn't a club scrambling to keep hold of a manager who might walk. It's a title winner being paid like one. Seven years in December, a Premier League trophy last May, three wins from three and a… Continue reading
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Arteta says Arsenal must prove they’re stronger after selling three forwards
Three forwards out, one in, and Chelsea at home on Sunday. Arteta’s line is that this squad has to be better than last season regardless: “This is what we have and we already have very good players.” He was never going to say anything else. But there’s a difference between backing the group and pretending… Continue reading
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Window shuts with no striker as Alvarez, Rogers and Vinícius all slip away
The window’s closed and Arsenal haven’t added to the front line. Julián Álvarez stays at Atlético. Morgan Rogers went to Chelsea back in July for a British-record £117m, a fee Arsenal weren’t willing to match despite him being their number-one target. Vinícius Júnior signed a new Real Madrid contract in early August, which ended that… Continue reading