Mikel Arteta has reassured Arsenal’s supporters of his commitment to the club, dismissing recent reports linking him with a move to Barcelona.
Barcelona is set to appoint a new manager in the summer following Xavi Hernandez’s announcement that he will step down from his role. Given Barcelona’s tradition of appointing former players as coaches, Arteta was rumoured to be one of the potential targets.
However, Arteta has refuted these suggestions, labelling them as fake news. The Arsenal manager appears surprised by the speculation and has affirmed his dedication to the Gunners.
Ahead of his team’s match against Nottingham Forest, Arteta said, as quoted by the Daily Mail:
“That’s totally fake news. I don’t know where it is coming from and it is totally untrue. I am really upset about it.
“I could not believe it. It has no source. It has got nothing and I think we have to be very cautious when you talk about personal things.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
We have trusted Arteta when other clubs could have fired him, and now is the time for him to show us some loyalty.
He has stability and trust at the Emirates and would not be smart to leave that for the uncertainty he will experience at Barca.
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The gaffer isn’t going anywhere soon and I will explain to you all why.
Although Arsenal haven’t made any signing this month, they have back the gaffer considerably in the transfer market throughout his time in charge here.
The gunners boast superior spending power than the Catalan base clubs whose financial issues in recent years have been well documented.
He won’t get four phases to complete at Barcelona, He would be joining a club that kill the mental health of a legend for finishing third, a season after lifting the big jug, now why on earth would you want to sign up for that.
Josh Kroenke has shown he’s the man to deliver on the things Arteta needs, Surely he’ll sign on, as fans we just have to accept the man we have into the dugout will attract intrest from other clubs.
I think you are wrong and if he gets the job offer he will be gone
Care to elaborate on that?
No way he goes there , they are skint which means Arteta would have to work with the players there , and get the best out of them ,he wouldn’t last 5 minutes .
My word 🙂
Barcelona’s financial situation is quite precarious and arteta is smart enough to know that. That said, he still has a lot of work at Arsenal and has to prove himself by winning major silverware consistently.
Barca have already made one mistake by hiring Xavi.
They wont make the same mistake by hiring another inexperienced manager in Arteta !!! Big clubs need experienced managers not only for the coaching but also for the politics and everything that goes with it !! Look what is still happening at Man U !!