Mikel Arteta has no intention to leave Arsenal at the end of the season, despite trouble-making reports from Spain over the weekend.

Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (C) reacts during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium in London on January 20, 2024. (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal’s Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (C) reacts during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium in London on January 20, 2024. (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Spanish outlet Sport reported on Sunday that Mikel Arteta was considering terminating his Arsenal contract at the end of the season.

Sport claimed that Arteta had already communicated this intention to his entourage, linking the Arsenal boss with a move to Barcelona.

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In light of Xavi’s announcement that he’ll leave the La Liga side at the end of the campaign, the report hinted Arteta could be the man to take over.

Though they stopped short of any suggestion that Barcelona had actually approached the Arsenal coach.

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Fulham's Portuguese head coach Marco Silva (L) and Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (R) look on during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Arsenal at Craven Cottage in London on December 31, 2023. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Fulham head coach Marco Silva (L) and Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta (R) look on during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Arsenal at Craven Cottage in London on December 31, 2023. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsenal insiders on Twitter quickly shot the news down, claiming Arteta is actually close to a new contract, and that the Sport report is just the pro-Barcelona press starting trouble.

Sky Sports then reported that Arteta is going nowhere, with no plans to leave Arsenal at the end of the season.

On Monday morning, the Evening Standard repeated that Arteta has no plans to walk away from Arsenal in 2024, remaining committed to the Gunners.

The report highlighted that Arteta has always played down links to Barcelona, and he’s determined to win trophies with his current club.

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 17: Mikel Arteta speaks to Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion at Emirates Stadium on December 17, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND: Mikel Arteta speaks to Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion at Emirates Stadium on December 17, 2023. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

It looks like the Sport journalist was inspired by the departure announcements for Jurgen Klopp and Xavi to simply invent another announcement of his own.

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