Arsenal chief expects Arteta to sign new contract ‘very shortly’

LONDON: Mikel Arteta will sign a new contract with Premier League champions Arsenal “very shortly,” the club’s chief executive Richard Garlick said on Wednesday.
Arteta ended Arsenal’s 22-year wait to win the Premier League last season, but the Spaniard has entered the final 12 months of his current contract.
Although Arteta had insisted he was happy to remain at the Emirates Stadium, the lack of progress over a new deal had sparked concern among Arsenal fans about his future.
But the 44-year-old now appears certain to stay with the north Londoners for the long term after Garlick’s revelation that a contract extension is on the cards imminently.
“Mikel wants to be at Arsenal and we want Mikel at Arsenal. It’s only a matter of time before we put that into a new contract,” Garlick told the BBC.
“Everyone is very confident and calm.