Mikel Arteta has signed a brand new Arsenal contract that was announced this morning. The deal was awarded to the Spaniard for his work this season in overhauling the squad and convincing the ownership that he is the person to lead the Gunners on a progressive upwards path to silverware.
However, the timing of the decision to announce the new deal has been debated since the announcement on posts across the media. Some Arsenal supporters have claimed that without top-four, Arteta is yet to earn his new deal. This seems rather harsh considering the idea of being in a top-four race at the start of the season, let alone leading it, was something of an outlandish ambition.
That said, the likelihood is this is a deal that the club had always expected to happen regardless of whether the club finished in the top four or top six. football.london reported earlier this year that the club were very confident of renewing Arteta’s contract. Therefore the conversation around the timing of the announcement should be separate from the debate around whether he should have been offered one.
