Mikel Arteta urged to complete Arsenal's 'most important signing' this summer

06 June 2024 , 08:56
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has one year left on his contract (Image: PA)
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has one year left on his contract (Image: PA)

Mikel Arteta has been urged to commit his future to Arsenal by signing a new long-term contract.

Arteta is entering the final year of his current deal and former Gunners defender Bacary Sagna, who spent three years playing alongside the Spaniard, believes he would be the "most important signing Arsenal will make this summer".

Since returning to the club as manager in 2019, Arteta has transformed Arsenal into genuine Premier League title challengers, won the FA Cup and guided them back to the Champions League after a six-year absence.

"The most important signing Arsenal will make this summer is Mikel committing to the club with a new contract," Sagna told CoinPoker. "The reason Arsenal are competing at the top is because of Mikel Arteta. You have to applaud the way that he has transformed Arsenal since becoming the manager.

"He has turned Arsenal into a proper family, and he has completely changed the vibe and the energy of the entire football club. There is a real connection between every single part of the institution; from the players, the staff – even the guys that don’t work on the football side – and the fans.

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"He made Arsenal compete again. There is a competitiveness and hunger in the squad that was missing until he walked through the door. When they came over to Dubai for the winter break, I spent time with Arteta and his coaching staff, and you could see how invested every single member of his team was in the project.

"He's created an environment where everyone is constantly pushing to be better, and he deserves so much credit for that. It was amazing to see that closeness between everyone connected with the club. It's important to have this feeling within a club."

Mikel Arteta urged to complete Arsenal's 'most important signing' this summerBacary Sagna wants Arteta to commit his future to Arsenal (Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Arteta was linked with a move to Barcelona earlier this year, having come through the club's famed La Masia academy, but he rubbished reports from Spain claiming he was set to quit Arsenal as "fake news".

And when asked about his future earlier this month, Arteta suggested the "uncertainty is quite helpful". He said: "In football it's about today and what we're going to do today and what you hopefully can do tomorrow.

"[In] this profession I think having this uncertainty is quite helpful. At least it motivates me, keeps me on my toes, and it keeps me hungry to go again. I think we have a great relationship with everybody at the football club. I'm really happy where I am, and things will take care of themselves."

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Matthew Cooper

Footballblog, Bacary Sagna, Mikel Arteta, Arsenal FC

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