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Vinai Garlick, Arsenal's chief executive, spoke at Leaders Week about the club’s ambition to dominate football for several years ahead following their Premier League title win last season. He highlighted that Mikel Arteta, now the longest-serving manager in the league, has been given time to build and develop a team, giving Arsenal an advantage over rivals who have recently changed managers. Garlick emphasized this is just the beginning of Arsenal's journey towards becoming the world’s best team.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Mikel Arteta, the current manager of Arsenal, has signed a new contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2030. His previous deal was set to expire at the end of this season, but discussions were expected due to both sides' mutual desire for continuity. The new agreement includes a significant pay rise for Arteta, bringing his salary up from £10 million per year plus an additional £5 million in bonuses, putting him among the highest-paid managers in the Premier League.
Arteta expressed his enthusiasm about committing his future to Arsenal, emphasizing the club's unique character and the special bond he has built with players and staff. He noted that this contract extension marks just the beginning of what they can achieve together, aiming towards further successes after winning the Premier League and FA Cup titles in recent years.
Arsenal's leadership sees Arteta’s long-term commitment as a competitive advantage over rivals like Manchester City, where Pep Guardiola has left. With this new deal, Arsenal aims to build a dynasty similar to what Sir Alex Ferguson achieved at Manchester United, focusing on sustained dominance in the Premier League and beyond.
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grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
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The project, which has involved an overhaul of the backroom staff, players and club facilities, culminated last season in winning the Premier League title.
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which → involve → title
Arteta has made little secret of his desire to now turn Arsenal into the world’s best team.
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Arteta → make → team
And his higher-ups concur, with Garlick saying this week that the club are always looking forward.
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club → concur → ?
"We can't stand still," he said while speaking at Leaders Week, a convention for global sports executives held this week at Stamford Bridge.
"We can't sit there and pat ourselves on the back and say, 'job done'.
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We → stand → job
This is where we want to go on and show the confidence that that [Premier League] win is going to bring to us.
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win → want → us
"We want to dominate football for the next number of years and we are in a really strong position to do that.
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we → want → that
“It gives us a competitive advantage over the other teams.
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It → give → teams
We've got a manager who has been allowed to build and develop over time.
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who → get → time
After Pep Guardiola left Manchester City last season, Arteta is now the longest-serving manager in the Premier League, by some distance.
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Arteta → leave → distance
Unai Emery sits second, with his spell of just under four years at Aston Villa paling in comparison ot his countryman’s near seven in north London.
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spell → sit → London
Garlick continued, explaining why Arteta’s longevity gives Arsenal a leg up on their rivals: “I look at the other teams in the Premier League and Mikel is now the only current manager that has won the Premier League.
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that → continue → League
You look at the other traditional top-six teams and they have all gone through managerial changes in the past 12 months, whereas we now have a manager who has been with us for a significant period of time.
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who → look → time
He has been allowed to build and develop a team and that is the excitement now.
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that → allow → team
We see that platform that we have got and to be built on.
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we → see → that
And we can say this isn't the end of it, but that it is actually a really exciting beginning for us."
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it → say → us
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