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The extraordinary Newcastle offer that almost stopped Mikel Arteta joining Arsenal

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Mikel Arteta came close to being appointed manager of Newcastle United in the summer of 2019 while working as a coach at Manchester City.
Then-Newcastle owner Mike Ashley offered Arteta an extraordinarily long contract in an effort to convince him to take over at St James' Park.
Arteta turned down the offer due to concerns surrounding squad depth, fan hostility towards Ashley and issues assembling his preferred coaching staff.
The Spaniard subsequently took charge of Arsenal in December 2019, later leading the Gunners to FA Cup and Premier League glory.
Newcastle instead appointed Steve Bruce as manager before the club was taken over in October 2021, eventually leading to the hiring of Eddie Howe.

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