Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta will not go to Barcelona.
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Mikel Arteta at the end of the season he leaves Arsenal and takes over Barcelona. This news was reported on Sunday by the Catalan newspaper “Sport”. The mentioned Spanish media pointed out that he could be the coach of Arsenal replacement for Xavi who recently said he would be leaving in June.
It didn’t take long for the reaction of the Spaniard who grew up in Barca, and left the biggest mark in his career in Arsenal. “Fake news! I am very angry about it! I will definitely not leave the club in the summer. I couldn’t believe what I read“, said Arteta at the press conference ahead of the match with Nottingham Forest.
He was visibly angry about everything. “I couldn’t believe what they wrote, I don’t know where it came from or what the sources were. You have to be careful when you talk about things that can affect other people. I am currently in the right place with the right people. We still have a lot of work to do here“, Arteta is clear.
Arteta began his coaching career as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City. He stayed there for several years and then decided to sit on the Arsenal bench at the end of 2019 and try his hand at the role of head coach. He was close to making a miracle and winning the title with the Gunners last season, but City still won the cup in the end.