Arsenal extends Arteta's contract until 2025


Mikel Arteta putting pen to paper on a new contract to run out in 2025. Image by Arsenal Website.

Arsenal have confirmed the contract's extension with their manager Mikel Arteta until the 2024/25 season.

Arteta began his stint with Gunners in 2019 after serving as assistant coach to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City since 2016.

The 40-year-old coach is optimistic about the future with the London-based team and wants to take them back to the UEFA Champions League football.

“I’m excited, grateful and really, really happy today,” Mikel said after signing the extension.

"When I spoke to Josh he could see the club at the same point and he wanted to take the club the way I wanted to do it. So everything that he’s said, and that Stan has said when I’ve been together with both of them, they’ve always delivered.

“We want to take the club to the next level and to compete really with the top teams. In order to do that, we have to be playing in the Champions League. We have to be able to evolve the team, improve our players, improve all departments, generate even more connection with our fans, improve the atmosphere at the Emirates, be able to recruit top, top talent and the best people for this club to drive this project to that level.”

Arsenal are 4th in the premier league table and hoping to cement the position that can take them to Champions League when they clash with Leeds United on Saturday at Emirates Stadium.


By Sinethemba Sithole

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