Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown has hit out at the timing of the club’s decision to extend Mikel Arteta’s contract. The Gunners announced that the Spaniard had signed a new deal keeping him at the Emirates Stadium until the end of the 2024/25 season.
Arsenal appear to be finding form at just the right time, winning their last three games in a row after losing the previous three. And their recent upturn in results has left them in pole position to finish fourth with just four fixtures of the season remaining.
The Gunners are two points clear of fifth placed Tottenham and the two sides will meet in a blockbuster North London derby on May 12. However, the Gunners host Leeds on Sunday in another crucial clash and Keown proposed that perhaps his former side would’ve been better placed to extend Arteta’s deal in the summer.
