Arsenal to extend contract with head coach Michel Arteta

London football club Arsenal has agreed with head coach Michel Arteta to extend the contract. The BBC reports.

The current agreement with the 44-year-old Spanish specialist will expire in June 2027. According to the source, the new contract will include a clause on “substantial salary increase”. Now the coach receives £10 million, another £5 million is provided in the form of bonuses. The term of the new contract is not specified.

Michel Arteta is 44. He has led Arsenal since 2019. Under his leadership, the team won the English Championship (2026), and also won the Cup (20) and three super Cups of the country (2020, 2023, 2026). At the end of last season, the Spaniard was recognized as the best coach of the English Premier League.

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