Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta after the 3-2 win over Chelsea (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is reportedly attracting interest from big clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Sources who spoke to Graham Bailey on TEAMtalk said a relationship with Arteta was seen as “inevitable” following his impressive performance at the Emirates Stadium.
“Links with the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City and Barcelona seem inevitable, but that’s all, it’s just a link,” the source said.
Arsenal fans will no doubt be worried about this news, as Arteta has played a hugely important role in turning around the club’s fortunes in recent years.
Even if the Spanish tactician hasn’t won a major trophy since the 2020 FA Cup, he has turned the Gunners into a much more competitive team once again.
Arsenal can’t afford to lose Mikel Arteta
Arteta is undoubtedly talented enough to manage any club in the world, and Real Madrid are currently looking for a new permanent manager to replace Xabi Alonso.
Still, Arsenal certainly need to do everything in their power to retain the manager who has turned them into genuine contenders for major trophies like the Premier League and Champions League.
Arsenal have finished second in the league for the past three years in a row and are currently top of the table this season.
If Arteta leaves for a team like Real Madrid or Man City, it’s hard to think of anyone who could easily replace him and carry on the great job he’s done.
Could Mikel Arteta return to Man City?
Arteta spent time on City’s coaching staff before joining Arsenal for his first managerial job.
Maybe he wants to return to the Etihad Stadium as the long-term successor to old coach Josep Guardiola.
But at the same time, it is probably harder for Arteta to make such a move now, given Arsenal’s fierce rivalry with City in the recent title race.
