Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that Arsenal and Mikel Arteta have agreed improved long‑term terms that include a substantial pay rise and would keep him at the club into at least the 2029–30 season, with an official announcement and pen‑on‑paper formalities still to come.
- The agreement follows months of negotiation and mirrors Arteta’s own public comments that he wants to remain at the club, ending a period of uncertainty over the manager who took charge in December 2019.
- Arsenal intend to use the current international break to push on several high‑priority player deals, prioritising new contracts for Declan Rice and Martin Ødegaard and advancing talks over Jurrien Timber.
- Coverage says Rice’s negotiations are progressing smoothly with the club seeking a wage increase from about £260,000 per week, while Timber’s talks are more advanced and likely to include a pay rise as he returns from injury.
- If finalised, the manager extension plus a series of player renewals would give Arsenal stability for squad planning and recruitment as they aim to defend the Premier League and pursue further Champions League success.