Arteta hints at staying beyond his Arsenal deal however says he must earn it

Mikel Arteta marked six years arsenic Arsenal manager this week by opening the doorway to staying longer, portion besides insisting helium has to support earning the close to pb the club.

Saturday’s Premier League travel to Everton comes connected the sixth day of Arteta’s appointment. The 43-year-old has 18 months near connected his existent deal, which runs to the extremity of adjacent season, and helium has grown into 1 of the league’s astir influential figures aft overseeing a melodramatic turnaround successful Arsenal’s fortunes.

Arteta says helium tin stay, nevertheless helium indispensable gain it

Asked if helium could ideate remaining beyond 2027, Arteta said: “Yes, but it is astir today. And a batch of things person to hap successful the adjacent fewer months arsenic well, to gain the right.

“I deliberation the manager has to gain the close to beryllium present tomorrow. That is however you react, however you speech here, however you spell successful the dressing room, the connection that you send, however overmuch the players travel you.”

Arteta was promoted from caput manager to manager aft winning the FA Cup successful 2020, a measurement that reinforced the power helium already held down the scenes. He stressed that enactment from the committee matters, nevertheless the day-to-day judgement comes from the dressing room.

“I ever said that you request support, I said it before. From the ownership and the board, it's great. At the end, the astir important 1 is those players,” helium said. “You unfastened that door, you face them, you speech to them and they are similar this [surprised] oregon they are similar this [sleeping].

“For six years, I person seen conscionable players with a level of attraction and tendency to larn and springiness the maximum to the team. That is what keeps maine successful this job. Nothing else. And, obviously, winning a batch of shot matches that, percent wise, I deliberation is rather high. That is the lone way. If not, you cannot past successful this environment.”

Contract talks bring the aboriginal into focus

Arsenal are successful discussions with Bukayo Saka implicit a caller contract, with Declan Rice besides expected to beryllium offered caller terms. Arteta said those talks sometimes crook into questions astir him.

“They bash inquire maine but I cannot prevarication to them. I don't know. It is thing that does not beryllium connected me,” helium said. “Are you truly blessed here? Do you consciousness that you person the vigor and you consciousness you tin instrumentality this nine [forward]? Yes. 100% yes.”