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David Ornstein shares the reason Mikel Arteta only signed a ‘short term’ contract extension at Arsenal
Arsenal fans received some big news prior to the North London derby as Mikel Arteta put pen to paper on a contract extension at the Emirates.
Mikel Arteta has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him as Arsenal‘s manager until 2027.
The Spaniard has taken Arsenal from a side that had their sights set 🐬on challenging for the Champions League every seasonto a club that is now Manchester City’s biggest title challenger.
He showed his qualities this past weekend as he was forced into a number of changes due to Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice’s absence against Spurs.
However, things are about to get a whole lot harder for the Gunners as Champions 🦄League football and other cup competitions means a jam-packed scheduleꦍ, so rotation is key.
Some Arsenal fans raised their eyebrows at the length of Arteta’s new contract extension, which is something David Ornstein has tou🌌ched on…

David Ornstein reveals why Mikel Arteta only signed a ‘short term’ contract extension at Arsenal
David Ornstein has turned into a bit of a guru inꩲ the transfer and breaking news world inside football, especially when it comes to Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta’s new deal was a topic on the Athletic FC Podcast, wh𒀰ich featured David Ornstein.
Ornstein answer🅷ed the question many fans had been asking him, why is it such a short term deal?
“‘Some people have said to me why didn’t it go on for lo𒅌nger, you know🎃 it’s a bit of a shot term, they’ll have to be renegotiating within a couple of years.
“But that’s what they both wanted, it see꧒ms a very harmonious camp.”
What else did Ornstein have to say on Mikel Arteta?
🐬David Ornstein also spoke on the Mikel Arteta links between Manchester City and Barcelona.
“There have b🀅een rep🦄orts linking him to Barcelona. Barcelona have made admiring glances in his direction in recent times.
“There have even been suggestions that Manchester City might have him at the top of their list for when or 𒊎if Guardiola leaves. Let’s see on that front, I’ve got no information.”
With Pep Guardiola’s✃ future uncertain at Manchester City, hav🐭ing achieved pretty much all he can, and Arteta’s previous links to the Manchester club, it’s huge that the Spaniard has put pen to paper.