Mikel Arteta has been the catalyst for change at Arsenal since his appointment in 2019, and it is vital that the club do all they can to ensure he puts pen to paper on a new deal. The Gunners look likely to finish in the Champions League places this season.
The Spaniard inherited a squad littered with ageing stars and deadweight fringe players and has quickly created a team with ambition and quality. Already, the changes that the former Manchester City coaches has made are proving the right ones.
Arteta’s £150million spending spree on players all aged 24 and under is already bearing fruit. The likes of Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White and Martin Odegaard are all impressing on a week to week basis, with other signings also improving the squad.
But Arteta’s success so far is not all transfer-driven; his desire to give academy products regular opportunities has also proven effective. Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe have both taken to the Premier League like a duck to water and the manager deserves a lot of praise for that.
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