Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he did not speak to FA about England job

18.10.2024 - 12:13 breakingnews.ie

Mikel Arteta says he would have happily played for England but confirmed he was not one of the candidates the FA approached to replace Gareth Southgate.

The Arsenal boss was at Everton in 2010 when he was approached by then-England boss Fabio Capello, who thought Arteta might be eligible to play for the country where he had been resident for five years.

The FA later stated their understanding of FIFA’s complex eligibility rules would have rendered the Spaniard ineligible, despite having never featured for his country’s senior side.

He said: “I was thinking about that the other day. I was actually talking to (Arsenal sporting director) Edu about that at lunch.

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