Arsenal to unveil Mikel Arteta as their new manager on a three-and-a-half year deal within the next 81 HOURS as Man City demand £ 1m to release the Spaniard from his contract
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- City are believed to be demanding £ 1million to release him from his contract
- Arteta has been working as assistant manager to Pep Guardiola for three years
- Mikel Arteta is expected will be announced as Unai Emery’s successor by FridayArsenal will enter talks with Manchester City over a compensation package
BySami Mokbel for the Daily Mail
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|: (********************************************: (EST,) ****************************************** (December) **********************************Arsenal will announce Mikel Arteta as their new manager by Friday.The Gunners and Manchester City will finalise a compensation package – believed to be in the region of £ 1million – to release Arteta from his contract with the Premier League champions on Thursday.
Despite City’s annoyance at Arsenal’s conduct during the pursuit of their highly-rated coach, an agreement between the two clubs is a formality.
Mikel Arteta will be announced as Unai Emery’s successor at the Emirates in the next (hours)
The finer details of Arteta’s contract are virtually connected, with paperwork all that is left to be completed. Confirmation of the – year-old’s appointment as Unai Emery’s successor is expected by Friday, potentially in time for Saturday’s trip to Everton.Sportsmailrevealed on Monday that Arteta wanted the Arsenal job and was prepared to take it immediately before reporting on Wednesday that director Josh Kroenke, son of owner Stan, had returned to USA to approve the Spaniard’s appointment.
As we disclosed on Tuesday night, Arteta has been discussing a three-and-a-half year contract, worth close to the £ 5million-per-season Emery was earning.
The move to install Arteta as Arsenal’s new manager was effectively completed on Wednesday after the former Gunners midfielder officially informed City of his wish to embark on a management career.
Arsenal are also working on the make-up of Arteta’s backroom team, With a widely held viewed that he will need experienced coaches around given his lack of experience.
Pep Guardiola is reluctant to let Arteta go to Arsenal but admits he will be a good manager
Arteta has been getting performances out of City stars and is ready to step up as a manager
Rodolfo Borrell, who is also currently at City, and Domenec Torrent – who has worked with Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and the Etihad Stadium – are two coaches mooted.
Sportsmailunderstands there is an appetite inside the club for current interim manager Freddie Ljungberg to form part of Arteta’s staff – though the final decision will be left to the new boss.
News of Arteta’s pending appointment has been welcomed by lege ndary manager Arsene Wenger.
‘I believe that Arteta has certainly a great future, he has certainly learned a lot in his first position as an assistant coach, ‘said Wenger, who is in Qatar for the FIFA Club World Cup.
The Spaniard played for Arsenal for five years and captained the side before joining Guardiola
‘After that as well he will have to deal with the fact that he has no experience at that level and he will have to get surrounded well, have a good environment at the club.
‘The most important thing is that every club, Arsenal especially, is built on special values. Inside the club, people have to take care of that. That is the most important thing.
‘What makes a club great is the values of the club. You have to be faithful to that and continue to develop that and he will have to respect that if he comes in.
‘I will support him, just as I have supported Freddie Ljungberg and I support Arsenal.’
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