- The Spanish was already former captain 'gunner' after being between 2011 and 2016
- Take over from Ljungberg, who was interim after Emery
- Arteta leaves Manchester Metropolis the place he helped Pep Guardiola
The Spanish Mikel Arteta, former Arsenal captain who performed 4 years in the English Premier League workforce, is the brand new coach of the London workforce, the membership introduced on Friday its official web site.
“We’re delighted to announce that Mikel Arteta joins the membership as head coach,” Arsenal stated. He succeeds the Swedish Freddie Ljungberg, who served as interim coach because the departure of one other Spanish coach, Unai Emery.
Arteta, 37, till now an assistant to Spaniard Pep Guardiola in Manchester Metropolis, has signed a three and a half yr contract with Arsenal. He performed with the Gunners “between 2011 and 2016.
“It’s a nice honor. Arsenal is likely one of the largest golf equipment in the world. We have now to compete for the massive trophies and that has turn out to be very clear in my conversations with Stan and Josh Kroenke,” Arteta stated in the Arsenal assertion.
“Everyone knows,” he added, “that we now have a lot of labor forward of us to get it, however I’ve full confidence that we’re going to do it. I’m sensible sufficient to know that this isn’t going to occur in a single day, however the present one The workers could be very gifted and there may be a nice technology of younger gamers who’re leaving the academy. “