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Arteta signs new Arsenal contract keeping him at club until 2030
October 7, 2026 at 11:59 AM · Updated 9d ago
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11 reports · 7 in Arabic, 4 in English · over 6 hours
Arsenal announced Wednesday that Mikel Arteta has signed a new long-term deal, extending his stint as manager until 2030.
- Arteta led Arsenal to last season's Premier League title, the club's first in 22 years, but lost the Champions League final on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain.
- Arteta, appointed in December 2019, has overseen 361 matches with a 62.05 percent win rate, the highest of any permanent Arsenal manager.
- Arteta said the new deal marks "only the beginning" of what he can achieve with the club.
- Co-chairs Stan and Josh Kroenke said they are determined to build on last season's success in the years ahead.
- The new four-year contract doubles Arteta's salary to around £20 million per year, The Times reported.
- Arteta's previous contract was due to expire at the end of the current season.
- Arsenal confirmed that Arteta's coaching staff have also renewed their contracts for four more years.
- CEO Richard Garlick presented Arteta's contract inside a 140-year-old wooden writing box linked to the club's 1886 founding.
- Arteta has also won the FA Cup and three Community Shields with Arsenal, and lost the 2025-26 League Cup final.










