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Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's manager, recently signed a new long-term contract with the club. During an interview, he dismissed suggestions that he might stop managing due to stress or burnout, emphasizing his passion for football and describing his job as a privilege rather than a stressful position. Arteta also highlighted the support from the club’s owners in his decision to extend his stay at Arsenal, noting that this was more important than any potential contract terms.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
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 manager of Arsenal, has signed a new four-year contract with the club, extending his tenure until 2030. His previous deal was set to expire at the end of the current season but negotiations proceeded smoothly during an international break. The contract includes a significant salary increase for Arteta from around £10 million per year plus £5 million in bonuses. Key members of his coaching staff have also agreed to stay, bolstering Arsenal's ambitions. Since taking charge in December 2019, Arteta has led the team to winning the Premier League and FA Cup titles while finishing runners-up in the Champions League final against Paris St-Germain. His long-term commitment is seen as a strategic move for sustained success, giving Arsenal an advantage over rivals by allowing Arteta to develop the club's infrastructure further without managerial turnover.
Written for “Arsenal Mikel Arteta Contract Extension” on 2026-10-09,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
However, Arteta dismissed the suggestion that he could find himself in a similar position at the end of this contract.
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he → dismiss → contract
He said: "To stop doing what I do?
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At the moment it's not in my head, because I love so much what I do, I wake up every morning and I have this energy.
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I → love → energy
"A lot of people say, 'Mikel but you need to rest sometimes'.
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But the reality, and I'm honest, is sometimes I take a break during the day, I go back and I start to work on something and I get more energy because I love what I do.
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'What about this, what about if we pass on that'?
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This is the beauty of working, of doing something that is your absolute passion and that's why I feel extremely lucky to be where I am."
This is the beauty of working, of doing something that is your absolute passion and that's why I feel extremely lucky to be where I am
Mikel Arteta
Arteta also claimed that he does not view his job as a stressful one, declaring it instead a "privilege" to have the opportunity to lead Arsenal.
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he → work → Arsenal
"I think I'm still really young and this is just my first experience as well," Arteta said.
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Arteta → think → ?
"That is probably the way I live my profession and this week we had a lot of discussions and people talked about pressure or stress.
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people → live → pressure
I understand [but] I don't relate my job to that and I've been through very different moments.
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It's more about the level of the passion and love that I have for the game and what I do with the ambition and drive and aspirations that I have.
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And if you want to put a name into it, fine, but for me it's just a privilege to do that every single day."
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it → want → that
Arteta is already the longest-serving manager in the top four divisions of English football.
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Arteta → serve → football
If he sees out the full four years of this contract, he will have led Arsenal for 11 years.
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he → see → years
Arteta laughed off suggestions that he could match that tenure, focusing instead on the support from the club's owners and hierarchy in persuading him to sign a new deal.
"I always say that when you are negotiating and when you are trying to figure out the future, the most important thing is at the end, when you are about to sign the deal, looking at everyone in the room and seeing some smiley faces and excitement in their eyes," he said.
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"And that's what I gather from Stan and Josh [Kroenke], especially, and then from Rich [Garlick], from James [King], from Andrea [Berta], of course, that was there, and then obviously the staff of the players.
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I have to earn the right every single day to continue to be at this level, sitting in this chair, and making the most out of it."
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