Arteta signs new Arsenal contract until 2030 as champions secure their manager

Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract with Arsenal that runs until June 2030, the Premier League champions confirmed on Wednesday 7 October. The four-year extension replaces a deal signed in September 2024 that was due to end next summer, and Arsenal said the members of his coaching staff have also renewed for four more years.

How long has Arteta been Arsenal manager?

Arteta took charge in December 2019, arriving from Manchester City, where he had been Pep Guardiola's assistant, to replace Unai Emery. If he sees out the new deal he will pass ten years in the job. ESPN describes him as the longest-serving head coach in the Premier League, a status that came with Guardiola's departure from City. Sky Sports goes further and says no manager in England's top four divisions has been in post longer.

The 44-year-old was already a familiar face at the club before he went into coaching: he captained Arsenal under Arsène Wenger as a player.

What has Arteta won at Arsenal?

Last season Arsenal won the Premier League for the first time since 2003-04, after finishing second in each of the three previous campaigns. They also reached the Champions League final in May and lost it to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties. His first trophy as manager was the FA Cup in 2020.

What did Arteta and the Kroenkes say?

In the club statement Arteta called the extension a privilege and said what the club and the supporters have achieved together is "only the beginning". Co-chairmen Stan and Josh Kroenke said they share a special bond with the manager and that last season created memories that will stay with the club for a lifetime.

How much will Arteta earn?

Arsenal have not published the terms. The Guardian reported that his previous deal was believed to be worth about £10m a year, plus a £5m bonus linked to reaching the Champions League, and that the new one includes a significant rise that places him among the best-paid coaches in the world. BBC Sport reported that Arteta measured his value against Diego Simeone at Atlético Madrid and Guardiola during his time at City, both of whom are reported to have earned more than £20m a year. Neither figure has been confirmed by the club.

What does the new deal change for Arsenal?

Not much on the pitch, and that is the point. BBC Sport said an agreement had been reached earlier in the month and that Arteta had made no secret of wanting to stay. The Guardian also linked the decision this week to shelve a major expansion of the Emirates Stadium to concerns over the disruption a temporary move would cause the team.

Speaking on a Sky Sports Arsenal podcast, Cotterill pointed out that this is Arteta's fourth contract at the club and that, three years from now, he will have completed a decade in charge while being the same age, 47, that Wenger was when he took the job.

The first game of the new deal is at home to Leeds United on Saturday. Arsenal are second in the table on 12 points, three behind Manchester City, after losing 3-0 at Brighton in their last league match before the international break.