Mikel Arteta Archives: 08/2020

Mesut Ozil rarely speaks publicly so, when he does, his words tend to hit home that little bit harder and his latest interview, given to The Athletic, was no exception.

Arsenal seemed on track to secure another season of Dani Ceballos on loan but it’s now being reported that Real Madrid want to keep the player for next season, but do they really?

According to the Evening Standard, Willian has completed his medical ahead of his move across London to join Arsenal.

The domestic season may be over, but the podcast is still going and this week we’re looking back at the season just ended and ahead to Arsenal’s transfer window.

Proving himself an ‘exceptional talent’ on loan, Arteta wanted Smith Rowe back at Arsenal, much to Dale Tempest’s disappointment.

According to the Daily Telegraph, Mikel Arteta ‘personally requested’ Arsenal sign Willian despite his age in ‘news’ that sounds so like spin I’m a little dizzy.

Shkodran Mustafi is walking without the aid of crutches just in time to be sold this summer after an operation to reattach a tendon in his right leg to the bone.

Willian is reportedly ‘upset and offended’ by how Chelsea went about his contract negotiations, with the forward receiving a ‘take it or leave it’ deal from Roman Abramovich’s right-hand, Marina Granovskaia.

Jolen Lescott believes Manchester City found it ‘difficult to cope’ when ‘integral’ Mikel Arteta left to take the Arsenal job and also had no clue Arteta would be so good so soon.

Arsene Wenger has admitted that he still misses the day-to-day grind of training a club side as he continues to weighs up a return to coaching against the state of his health.

Emi Martinez has been speaking to ESPN about a possible return to Independiente, how he couldn’t say ‘no’ to Arsenal, and what Mikel Arteta is really like in training.

Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Willian so what will Willian bring to Arsenal and does Mikel Arteta really want him or is this all more Kia Joorabchian games?

Mikel Arteta has become the latest high profile person connected with the Premier League to splash out a lot of cash on a specially trained guard dog to protect is home.

Matthew is joined by Paul for Episode 251 to review and rejoice the FA Cup Final, give lots of love to Mikel Arteta, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, and others, while wishing they took betting tips from Anita!

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wants Arsenal to increase his wages from £180kpw to a minimum of £250k before he will sign a new deal.

Arsenal players, as you might expect, had a bit of a party in the Wembley dressing room and some of the pictures that have emerged are brilliant.

2020 has been a hell of a year for most people and footballing woes, in the light of everything else that’s going on around the planet, are trivial in comparison. Welcome to the most depressing end-of-season review you’re going to read this summer.

Mesut Özil sent a message of congratulations to his Arsenal teammates after the FA Cup win on Saturday, with Mikel Arteta not ignoring the player’s contributions.

Arsenal won their 14th FA Cup against Chelsea on Saturday, qualifying for the Europa League group stages in the process.

Mesut Ozil is set to stay at Arsenal for the final year of his contract but rather than just waste that time by not playing, the midfielder wants to get back in the side.