It is usually left to the transfer window to throw up some interesting links between players and clubs. However, sometimes the managerial merry-go-round can too generate a host of surprising stories.
Mikel Arteta has looked a guaranteed fixture at Arsenal having guided the club to fourth spot with ten games remaining. The Spaniard’s contract at the club expires at the end of next season but talks over a new deal are expected to take place soon.
“Listen, it’s just that I am really happy here and my aim is just to build, with the club, a winning team,” Arteta said in February. “A team that people enjoy watching, that they can identify with and that can transmit what we want football-wise and as an organisation.”
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