A free agent has made one request to Arsenal after reaching out for talks to affix them, with Mikel Arteta handed a possible alternative to strengthen.

Arteta agrees new Arsenal contract as Tottenham recreation looms

A busy subsequent few days on the Emirates Stadium has begun in glorious trend, following the membership’s announcement that Arteta has dedicated his future to Arsenal for the following three years.

Arteta signed a brand-new Arsenal contract until 2027 earlier this week, ending all doubts over the Spaniard’s quick future within the dugout, along with his earlier deal set to run out in 2025.

After placing pen to paper on his extension, Arteta expressed his delight and pleasure over what lies forward at Arsenal, because the Gunners search to win their first Premier League title in over twenty years.

“I really feel extraordinarily proud, very excited and am trying ahead to what’s coming subsequent. I’m proud to be the place I’m and have the relationships that I’ve with everybody on the membership,” mentioned Arteta on his new Arsenal contract.

“I really feel extraordinarily fortunate to work each single day with good folks and the ambition we now have right here. I really feel very impressed, I really feel challenged, I really feel supported and I need to do far more than what we’ve already carried out collectively.

“Along with the gamers and everybody on the membership, we’re trying ahead to the approaching years, with our supporters, who’ve emotionally reworked the membership and the crew. Our supporters have reworked people and we’re completely different now. You possibly can inform that we’re completely different and for me, that’s all the way down to them. We sit up for persevering with the journey collectively.”

Arteta’s recent phrases embrace a bumper pay rise to round £288,000-per-week, making him one of many best-paid managers within the Premier League behind Man Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola, however the tactician has little time to rejoice.

Arsenal are making ready for a vital North London Derby in opposition to Tottenham this Sunday, the place they’re set to be with out a host of key gamers. Declan Rice will miss the conflict by means of suspension, whereas Mikel Merino is sidelined with a shoulder fracture.

Membership captain Martin Odegaard’s ankle damage means he may very well be absent for the following few weeks, so there’s a lot to consider for Arteta forward of a mouth-watering contest on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Adrien Rabiot makes one Arsenal demand after reaching out for talks

This sequence of absences poses a severe menace to the Gunners, however amid these tactical conundrums for Arteta, it’s believed illustrious free agent midfielder Adrien Rabiot has approached them for talks.

The previous Juventus and Paris-Saint Germain star would theoretically be a great stand-in for Odegaard, and at zero price following his exit from Turin in the summertime. Rabiot featured for France at Euro 2024 and made 31 Serie A appearances for Juve final season, scoring 5 and aiding three, so he stays a participant of actual high quality regardless of being launched.

Experiences within the final week declare that Rabiot’s contacted Arsenal over becoming a member of them through his representatives, and GiveMeSport have an replace on the matter.

The outlet writes Arsenal are knowledgeable that Rabiot’s demanding £220,000-per-week to affix them or different suitors, with this one demand probably stopping a Premier League transfer from coming to fruition.

This wage would make the 29-year-old one in all Arsenal’s highest-earners, so a Bosman deal for the Frenchman will not come low-cost in that regard. His market worth remains to be round £30 million (Transfermarkt), demonstrating Rabiot’s pedigree, and he is been known as an “extraordinary” participant by Juve legend David Trezeguet.