Arsenal could face a battle to retain Mikel Arteta at the Emirates by the end of this season, according to certain reports.
Since his return to the club in late 2019, the Gunners have placed their trust in the Spanish manager. Despite the lack of silverware since 2020, Arteta’s position as Arsenal’s head coach appears secure for now.
However, speculation arises about whether he would consider leaving the club if an enticing offer comes his way. Recent reports suggest that Arteta is among the contenders for the managerial position at Barcelona.
With Xavi Hernandez announcing his departure at the end of the season, Metro Sport reveals that Arteta is set to be one of Barcelona’s targets to become their next manager. The coming weeks may shed light on whether Arteta will be lured away from Arsenal to take on the managerial role at Barcelona.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Arteta has enjoyed a lot of support from us since he became our manager and now is the time for him to show some loyalty.
Managing Barcelona will be tempting for any manager, and it will be hard for him to turn them down, but his work at the Emirates is not finished yet, so we expect him to remain at the club for some time.
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Arteta isn’t leaving, it’s just speculations and Barca is struggling big time. The new manager will get limited resources, and Barca will need years to be competitive again.
Exactly, there is nothing to worry about. He loves Arsenal and is eager to win something here first, not ready to leave yet.
Let’s hope MA is as loyal to the club as AW was.
I don’t even think his loyalty is put to test here at all.
His loyalty could be put to the test if Barcelona are serious. I don’t expect any modern manager to be as loyal as Wenger if one of the historically great clubs come calling with an attractive offer. However, Barcelona are currently in a bit of a mess and it is difficult to see how it would actually be in Arteta’s best interests to go there right now.
Did you say “…a bot of a mess”? Those guys are in a gutter. Their legend deciding to step down before even completing 2 seasons tells you all you need to know
Ken – I doubt we will have a manager like AW again, it’s too much to expect from a human. That kind of managers doesn’t exist anymore in modern elite football. Perhaps it can happen in a smaller clubs with less expectations.
Klopp is probably an example, despite massive success he’s stepping down. There’s a time for everything in life and football.
I will forever remain thankful for what Wenger did for us and never forget his legacy 🔴⚪️
AW handle stress much better than Klopp. I expect Klopp to for at least a decade.
Good point, but I doubt the stress level is decreasing in this league…
On the basis that Arteta hasn’t rebuilt Arsenal just yet- I can’t see him going to start another project. He is a Real Sociedad man in any case
@SueP
He got his start at Barca though. Jus sayin…
Very true NYG that he was at Barcelona. The problem for him was that he didn’t break into the first team.
Another thought is that his children have really only known living in the UK and that may have an influence on Arteta’s career choices – at least in the short term
Not a chance Arteta would go to Barca in the state they arre in. He wouldn’t get £7 let alone the £700 mil he has spent at Arsenal. They are not attractive to anyone at the moment.
Surely the gaffer won’t be doing a Harry Redknapp mistake, with the Englishman been heavily touted for the England job.
From all indications the gaffer is a smarter lad than the elder Englishman, the latter may yet to read the fine print of his contract or read the street code.
Only time will tell. I am not sure Arteta is as loyal as Wenger or even Klop but if i was running the board I would certainly not count on him staying and would
hope Di Zerbi was still available.
lol. Actually, the board knows him way better than you do, hence they’d count on him. you obviously don’t rate him anyway.
Who are we kidding here 😂😂 the man wouldn’t last a season at Barça .He doesn’t promote the youth and doesn’t win trophies. The Catalan fan base wouldn’t have it
It’s amazing the lack of knowledge of some of our fans!
Firstly, MA has won an FA Cup, and two Community Shields. Secondly, Arsenal had the youngest squad in the league last season, and third youngest this season, but apparently he doesn’t give youth a chance 🤣🤣🤣🤣
He didn’t say Arteta doesn’t give youth a chance. He’s talking about promoting from our academy, something Arteta does not do and which is a pre-requisite at Barca
So you think we need more inexperienced youngsters right now to push for a title?
It’s also very rare for an academy player to make it at a big club, and extremely rare to see more than one at the same time.
Correct me if I’m wrong, as I can’t quite remember everyone, but I think in Wenger’s 22 years in charge only 2 quality academy players that really made it (Wilshire, and Cole). So Wenger who was brilliant, especially with youngsters, and still not many academy players made it at in over two decades, which shows how tough it is.
@Jen, be honest here. MA won FA cup with UE so called deadwood team! The charity shields are just micky mouse warm up games and are not major trophies. As for youth, academy players are not given a chance by MA, he is really a cheque book manager. He would be under too much pressure at Barca.
I just pointing out that he was factually wrong, and fans used to love winning the FA cup under Wenger, but it’s now different when MA wins one?
So you don’t think the squad needed major investment when MA arrived?
Valid points, we are competing against some of the best clubs in the world in the most competitive league. It wouldn’t have been possible for us to be a title contender without big spending. Since the last time we won the league there has been one unexpected winner. All the others have been predictable and big spending clubs.
DP
You wouldn’t think so reading some comments
Haha we live on different planets 😁
Simple!
We’re so close to something special under MA, I hope he stays, and I can’t see why he would go into the mess that is Barca.
The criticism Xavi has received has been ridiculous considering the financial restrictions, and the fact he won the league last season! Plus, for any future Barca manager, the club sold off part of its future earnings, which I think kick in this summer.
Presidents have run that club into the ground!
He should go and we should get Alonso. Liverpool will be getting Klopp no 2 if they sign him.
Why would Alonso come to us? Having played for them he has no history at Arsenal at all. It’s not as if our recent record is better than Liverpool
Sounds like i wrote these. If it meant Alonso could be gotten i’d ship him off to Camp Nou myself
MA soccer style is not suitable for Barcelona which is attacking. Xavi Hernández has unearthed a few potential teenage worldclass players. The prerequisite of new Barcelona manager must be able to utilize Barcelona Academy & spends minimum amount of money. MA is a mini-spendthrift.
I’m one of those who wouldn’t mind seeing the back of Arteta, come next season. Unfortunately for him, he cannot take the team beyond the successful turnaround project. Arsenal now needs to really focus on being the best, winning the league and competing for European honours. Arteta doesn’t seem to know his way beyond this point.
Who knows how Arteta will “know his way beyond this point” until we do actually progress “beyond this point”?
Unless you are an agenda-ridden fortune teller?
Based on what? A generally opinion or your biased opinion?