‘This is only the beginning,’ vows Mikel Arteta after signing £80m-plus Arsenal deal

Four-year-contract secures Spaniard’s futureTitle winner is Premier League’s best-paid managerMikel Arteta has promised “this is only the beginning” of what he can achieve as Arsenal manager after signing a new long-term contract that would take his reign at the club beyond a decade if he sees it out.The Spaniard is understood to have signed a four-year deal worth more than £20m a season, making him the best-paid Premier League manager. That is a hefty pay rise in recognition of his success last season as Arsenal ended their 22-year wait to be crowned champions after three successive runners-up finishes. Continue reading…

Mikel Arteta has put pen to paper on a lucrative new contract that ties him to Arsenal until 2030 Mikel Arteta has promised “this is only the beginning” of what he can achieve as Arsenal manager after signing a new long-term contract that would take his reign at the club beyond a decade if he sees it out. The Spaniard is understood to have signed a four-year deal worth more than £20m a season, making him the best-paid Premier League manager.

That is a hefty pay rise in recognition of his success last season as Arsenal ended their 22-year wait to be crowned champions after three successive runners-up finishes. Arteta, who took over from Unai Emery in December 2019, is the Premier League’s longest-serving manager after the departure of Pep Guardiola from Manchester City. After losing the Champions League final last season to Paris Saint-Germain in a penalty shootout, the 44-year-old is targeting more success as he