Arsenal co-owner Josh Kroenke has said tying Mikel Arteta down to a new contract is an "utmost priority" ahead of the club's Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain.
Arsenal co-owner Josh Kroenke has said tying Mikel Arteta down to a new contract is an "utmost priority" ahead of the club's Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain.
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Arsenal co-owner Josh Kroenke said signing Mikel Arteta to a new contract is an "utmost priority" for the club.
Arteta's three-year deal is up for renewal in 2027 and ESPN has reported that both the Spaniard and club are eager for him to extend his six-and-a-half year stay,
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"Keeping Mikel around is [an] utmost priority and I think the good news for Arsenal fans worldwide is he's enjoying the project, he's enjoying being here and from his time as a player all the way up until now, he's an Arsenal man through and through," Kroenke told a small group of reporters ahead of Saturday's Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain.
Arteta said last month that he was "fully committed" to the club but that talks on a new deal were being put on hold until the summer.
"We have no time to discuss that now," he said at the time. "The full focus is on what we have to do from here until the end of the season."
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