Overview
- Mikel Arteta told reporters on Friday that he wants to remain at Arsenal and that he and the club are comfortable about resolving a contract extension in time.
- Arteta has entered the final year of his current deal and has publicly put contract talks lower on the priority list while the club finishes transfer business.
- Arsenal have strengthened this summer with Bruno Guimaraes, Christos Tzolis, the permanent signing of Piero Hincapie and free signing Illan Meslier, while targets such as Morgan Rogers and Vinicius Junior were not secured.
- A recent medical review led to the departures of head of sports medicine Dr Zafar Iqbal and head of sports science Tom Allen and the club says it will change structures to reduce injuries and improve player availability.
- Arteta’s reassurance follows his achievement in ending Arsenal’s 22-year league title wait in May and comes as rivals make large signings, a dynamic that the club says it will meet by following its own recruitment approach.