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Manager who’s changing modern football named as future Mikel Arteta replacement if Arsenal sacked him one day
While things have been far from rosy at Arsenal this season, even the thought of the Gunners parting ways with Mikel Arteta seems ludicrous.
Since being appointed in December 2019, the Spaniard has singlehandedly changed Arsenal’s fortunes fr🐟om being a club that merely competed to qualify in the Champions League💮 every season into one of the best teams in Europe.
Furthermore, Mikel Arteta signed a three-🐼year contract extension until 2024 in S🅷eptember last year — which demonstrates how much faith he has from the decision-makers at the Emirates Stadium.
With Arsenal boasting of one of the most exciting footballing projects in Europe that is spearheaded by Arteta, they have every right to back the former Manchester City assistant coach to the hil⛦t.
Arsene Wenger backed Mikel Arteta to succeed from day one and so far, he has in N5.
But there seem to be no guarantee💞s in football whatsoever.
Andoni Iraola named as future Mikel Arteta replacement at Arsenal
Perhaps the best example is how Mikel Arteta would have expected Arsenal to win the Premier League title the season where Manchester City underwent a fall from grace. However, Alan Shearer predicts Liverpool to win the league and justifiably so, as they are sitting pretty at the top of the table with an🐬 11-point lead over the Gunners — a reality tﷺhat Arteta would not like to accept.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 1 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 26 | 38 | 64 |
| 2 |  ArsenalArsenal | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 28 | 53 |
Naturally, there will be frustration in the red half of North London as they are starting to become accustomed to a feeling of disappointment in their quest for football’𒀰s biggest prizes. Jay Bothroyd feels that if a day ever comes when Arsenal feel Mikel Arteta is no longer the right man for the job, the manager they could loಞok at to replace him would be AFC Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola.
Bothroyd said via : “When it comes to Iraola and the job that he’s done at Bournemouth with the players and no disrespect to them, but Arsenal need something like that because as much as I am not on that level of saying Arteta out, a lot of people are and who is available that could ꦗcome to Arsenal?”
“Obviously, the one that ever🐬yone talks about is Xabi Alonso but it looks like he could go to Real Madrid if Carlo Ancelotti leaves and it is not out of the realms of po🤡ssibility that if Arteta doesn’t do what he’s supposed to do which is to get trophies then someone like Iraola could be on the hit list for somewhere like Arsenal.”
Previously, Andoni Iraola♔ lauded Mikel Arteta’s pressing structure as well as he seems to admire his fellow countryma🏅n.
Interestingly, Andoni Iraola is on Tottenham’s shortlist as well and the manager who they consider first-choice if they were to ever sack Ange Postecoglou. However, Bournemouth wish to hand Iraola a new contract to ensure his sui꧃tors keep their eyes away from the former Raya Vallecano tactician. Previous🎶ly
Andoni Iraola’s stance on staying or leaving Bournemouth
Sources have told TBR Football that Andoni Iraola is yet to sign a new deal at ♓the Vitality Stadium — with no talks yet ൩to be opened between both the club and the manager.
Additionally, the 42-year-old has never been keen on signing a🌺 long-🐟term contract.
Instead, Iraola’s int﷽ent𝔍ion has always been to let the season play out before taking such major career decisions.
Bournemouth, howe🌌ver, are worried that their best manager since Eddie Howe could be prised away from bi♔gger clubs.
Perhaps Arsenal could very well decide to look at another young and emerging manager like Andoni Iraola should they give Mikel Arteta his marching orders. Pep Guardiola claimed that Iraola is one of the managers who is changing modern football, telling TNT Sports last month: “Today, the modern football is the way that Bournemouth play, Newcastle play, Brighton play, Livꦰerpool have always been like that, like we were, it’s modern football. Today, modern football is rising the level unbelievably and being there.”
But as things stand, it seems like the love affair between Arteta and his cl𒉰ub is as strong as can be.