Mikel Arteta Archives: 12/2019

Arsenal didn’t inform Manchester City of their announcement of Mikel Arteta as head coach, according to reports.

As Mikel Arteta gave his first press conference as Arsenal manager you couldn’t help but feel your heart fill with pride as the real affection he holds for Arsenal came pouring out.

Arsenal have confirmed they’re appointing Mikel Arteta as their new long-term head coach, replacing interim boss Freddie Ljungberg.

Ending the worst kept secret in football this week, Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Mikel Arteta has left Manchester City for Arsenal.

Granit Xhaka, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette’s PR teams thought it a good day to make sure fans knew they wouldn’t be hanging around as Arsenal prepared to announce Mikel Arteta as their new head coach.

Despite saying they knew nothing about it, Manchester City did indeed know about Arsenal’s interest in Mikel Arteta and they DID have talks.

Arsenal travel to Everton on Saturday, with Freddie Ljungberg set to take charge of the match regardless of the appointment of Mikel Arteta.

Journalists around Arsenal believe the club will formally present Mikel Arteta to the public in a rescheduled press conference on Friday.

The nature of the Arsenal pursuit of Mikel Arteta could affect the club’s future dealings with Manchester City, according to reports.

There’s a whole lot going on at Arsenal today and not very much at all, so let’s take a look at the top five stories so far today.

Mikel Arteta said his goodbyes to Manchester City players and staff on Thursday morning, and Arsenal will announce him as their head coach on Friday, according to David Ornstein.

Manchester City are under the impression that Arsenal will unveil Mikel Arteta on Friday despite not contacting them about signing their assistant manager.

Freddie Ljungberg will remain on the coaching staff at Arsenal after they appoint Mikel Arteta as head coach, according to reports.

Arsene Wenger thinks Mikel Arteta has a big future in coaching, but he’ll have to overcome his lack of experience as a head coach at Arsenal.

Arsenal hope to appoint Mikel Arteta as their new head coach in time for the trip to Everton this Saturday, according to reports.

Arsenal are reportedly closing in on a deal to bring Manchester City’s leading recruitment specialist, Sam Fagbemi, to the club.

Arsenal have reportedly reached an agreement with Mikel Arteta to become their new manager and all that’s left to workout is how much the club will pay Manchester City in compensation.

Xabi Alonso says he doesn’t have any offers and his plan is to remain with Real Sociedad B, despite links to Arsenal as part of a Mikel Arteta coaching team.

Arsenal would have to pay at least £1m in compensation to Manchester City to hire Mikel Arteta, according to reports.

Strong links to Mikel Arteta are dividing opinion with some in the Arsenal fanbase, but for me, he’d be an exciting appointment.