It’s getting closer. Every year, inch by inch, the Gunners are approaching their ultimate goal – to be crowned Premier League champions for the first time since 2004. During the last season, they were first before bottling it near the end, finishing second with five points less than Manchester City. This year it came down to the last day of the season and the Gunners finished just one point below the Citizens. They were better and even had the same amount of points as Manchester did last year (89), but it still wasn’t enough. And who turned the situation around? Mikel Arteta. Pep Guardiola’s disciple came to the Emirates in December 2019 and totally turned things around in a few years’ time. That’s why he is line for a huge paycheck. Pep reveals his conversation with Mikel Arteta after winning 🥇 the league. pic.twitter.com/2g6xnNo2nQ— Chizzyyy (@Arsenal_Chizzy) May 23, 2024 According to multiple sources in England, sporting director Edu will not wait until June 2025, when Arteta’s contract will expire, but is eager to extend him and keep the former player in the club for years to come. When it comes to money, the Spaniard will get a huge rise. Pep Guardiola is the highest-paid manager in the Premier League by far, with his mouth-watering 20 million pounds, while so far, Arteta had ‘only’ nine million, but if the negotiations finish successfully, he will be much closer to City’s manager. In addition to discussions over pay, all parties will also lay out their ambitions for the club moving forward as they aim to cement their place back among Europe’s elite sides.Curtain on the season has been down for less than 24 hours, and Arsenal already has two top targetsAfter holidays, but men will sit down and start negotiations which should be finished early. Arteta already thinks about the upcoming season. “We had it until the last moment, in the last game to win the Premier and in the end we couldn’t, but we are going to use it as motivation and we will try again. They are a young team with a lot of enthusiasm. It is true that we are probably not going as favorites, but I hope they make us enjoy it a lot” he told Marca on Tuesday at the Globe Soccer Awards ceremony. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8130310##
