With Barcelona needing a new manager at the end of this season, everything about Mikel Arteta makes sense as a candidate. He is a product of their academy and when Barcelona call you home, people tend to answer. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and if they do flutter their eyelashes toward our manager, don't blame him if he's seduced.
But he won't be.
The more you build something, the less you want to walk away from it and irrespective of losing to Porto in the Champions League last night, Arteta has truly built something - and the project can get much bigger.
Say what you like, but there's very little chance of Liverpool's next manager hitting the ground running and the Reds sweeping all before them next season. Manchester City finished third in Pep Guardiola's first season, 15 points behind the eventual champions. And if Guardiola is incapable of instant success, Klopp's successor is likely to be too.
Liverpool are unlikely to be the same force next season which, in theory, means that it could be a two-horse race for the title. Obviously we cannot rule out Chelsea finally finding the right manager but with the behind-the-scenes strife in West London, 'the right manager' is a pie in the sky, whereas Manchester United won't have the squad - or coach - to launch a Premier League title bid. And Tottenham are Tottenham.
However, good things come to an end and if either Arsenal or Liverpool end City's Premier League dominance this season, it will be difficult for Guardiola to summon the fight to go again. He may not leave, but in football - and life - you tend to only lose dominance. Getting it back is a rare thing.
Liverpool are in the final furlong of a glorious era and the same might well be true of Manchester City, which leaves the throne vacant for Arsenal and Arteta.
Even if Arsenal fail to win any of the big trophies this season, next season and beyond could be so very different and tempting as Barcelona may be, continuing to build in North London, for Arteta, makes more sense than anything.
It will depend on whether we have money to spend and are allowed to spend it.
Regardless of who manages other teams, we still need a few top-class players.
And we have players still who we can't move on plus we aren't going to get big bucks for any that leave. Unless we sell a star player.
But we say the same things as above every season.
And to answer the question, no Arteta won't go to Barca he's done nothing to make them want him.
I don't think Artea is going anywhere, he's done a great job so far and has the full backing of the board to continue. They showed loyalty and belief in him when he initially struggled, so I think he'll honour and return that.
He'd have to be mad to go to Barca as well in my opinion. They are nothing like the force they were and unlike with us, if he struggled for 6 months there he'd be gone.
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".
BootyDaddy Good read Shane.
I don't think Artea is going anywhere, he's done a great job so far and has the full backing of the board to continue. They showed loyalty and belief in him when he initially struggled, so I think he'll honour and return that.
To be honest Barcelona is not what it used to be. El clรกsico for that matter, is not what it used to be. Spain has many problems. There is nothing attractive about going there.
CazOnARola We should be not worried about him going to City when Pep leaves rather than Barcelona
I wouldn't be worried about Manchester City either to be honest. I think Barcelona is much closer to his heart for a start but still, walking away from Arsenal without winning a Premier League or Champions League title would be hard for him. I think he's all-in at Arsenal and winning here would mean more to him than winning at Barcelona or Manchester City.
CazOnARola We should be not worried about him going to City when Pep leaves rather than Barcelona
I wouldn't be worried about Manchester City either to be honest. I think Barcelona is much closer to his heart for a start but still, walking away from Arsenal without winning a Premier League or Champions League title would be hard for him. I think he's all-in at Arsenal and winning here would mean more to him than winning at Barcelona or Manchester City.
I think there 's good chance we win the league next season or the season after.
Without Klopp, Liverpool won't be the same next year. No manager wins the league in his first year, even Pep finished 3rd.
I think We will sign the missing pieces at CF , LW and Partey replacement next season and go to the league.
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CazOnARola We should be not worried about him going to City when Pep leaves rather than Barcelona
I wouldn't be worried about Manchester City either to be honest. I think Barcelona is much closer to his heart for a start but still, walking away from Arsenal without winning a Premier League or Champions League title would be hard for him. I think he's all-in at Arsenal and winning here would mean more to him than winning at Barcelona or Manchester City.
I think there 's good chance we win the league next season or the season after.
Without Klopp, Liverpool won't be the same next year. No manager wins the league in his first year, even Pep finished 3rd.
I think We will sign the missing pics at CF , LW and Partey replacement next season and go to the league.
With Klopp leaving, Liverpool will likely have to take a huge step back to then move forward again.
City is the unknown and whether they will be held to account for being the cheating rats that they are.
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".
Rio Ferdinand has sensationally claimed Mikel Arteta would '100 per cent' leave Arsenal to join Manchester United if he was offered the manager job at Old Trafford.
The former United centre-back has been vocal on Erik ten Hag's future at the club, admitting that it's likely the Dutchman will be replaced as head coach in the summer.
The Dutchman's contract as United manager runs until summer 2025 and the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS team could spark change in the dugout.
No fire without smoke.
Let's see what July entices when Arteta contract renewal came into play.
If contract extension not signed by summer 2024, then it meant Arteta will leave all his options open come summer 2025 on which club he would like to be.
BootyDaddy So delusional. No one wants to go to Utd anymore, they're a shambles. The ownership, team, manager and the stadium.
They'll probably end up with Mourinho in charge again at this rate.
BootyDaddy So delusional. No one wants to go to Utd anymore, they're a shambles. The ownership, team, manager and the stadium.
They'll probably end up with Mourinho in charge again at this rate.
They only way Arteta would leave for Barca is if the fans vehemently turned on him, and if he was able to take Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli and Saliba with him.
Not gonna happen. I've got a question though.
If Arteta did leave, and for whatever reason, Pep replaced him at Arsenal, do you think this current Arsenal squad would do better, or worse, under Pep?
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