Overview
- Reports on Friday from TEAMtalk, carried by multiple outlets, say Arsenal have made significant progress in talks to agree a new long‑term deal for manager Mikel Arteta.
- The coverage says the proposed contract would roughly double Arteta’s current pay from about £10 million a year to around £20 million a year, a figure reported but not confirmed by the club.
- Arteta is entering the final year of his 2024 deal, which has created urgency for both sides to reach an agreement before the season starts.
- The talks are framed around Arteta’s recent record of three straight second‑place finishes followed by winning the 2025/26 Premier League title and his demand for continued transfer backing from the Kroenke ownership.
- Securing Arteta now would give Arsenal managerial stability as several rival clubs have changed managers, and outlets say an official announcement could follow soon.