Tag: Mikel

Mikel Merino: Arsenal signing out for ‘ a few weeks’ after sustaining shoulder injury in training
30 August 2024 Off

Mikel Merino: Arsenal signing out for ‘ a few weeks’ after sustaining shoulder injury in training

By Total Football News

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says new signing Mikel Merino will be out for a “few weeks” after injuring his shoulder during his first training session with the club.

The Spaniard completed a £31.6m move to the Gunners from Real Sociedad on Tuesday.

Merino, Arsenal’s second signing of the summer following the arrival of Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna, trained with his new club for the first time on Thursday.

The 28-year-old

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Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss to start new contract talks when transfer window closes
23 August 2024 Off

Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss to start new contract talks when transfer window closes

By Total Football News

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he will open talks about a new contract with the club once the transfer window has closed.

Arteta’s current contract expires at the end of this season but talks are not expected to be a problem and the 42-year-old has a good relationship with the club’s hierarchy.

“The focus has been on the transfer window,” Arteta said.

“We had quite a lot of things to

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Mikel Merino: Arsenal agree 38.5m euro deal with Real Sociedad in principle
22 August 2024 Off

Mikel Merino: Arsenal agree 38.5m euro deal with Real Sociedad in principle

By Total Football News

Arsenal have agreed a deal in principle worth up to 38.5m euros (£32.67m) to sign Spain midfielder Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad.

The fee is an initial 33.5m euros (£28.43m), plus 5m euros (£4.24m) euros in add-ons.

Merino was part of the Spain team that won Euro 2024 and featured in all seven matches in the tournament, scoring a late winner against Germany in the quarter-final.

The 28-year-old has less

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Mikel Arteta: Arsenal players ‘want more’ in new Premier League season
16 August 2024 Off

Mikel Arteta: Arsenal players ‘want more’ in new Premier League season

By Total Football News

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal’s players have told him they “want more” this season as they look to deny Manchester City a fifth consecutive Premier League title.

The Gunners have finished second to City in the past two league campaigns, and were just two points behind Pep Guardiola’s side last season.

On the evening after the final match of last season against Everton, Arteta and Arsenal held a gathering in central

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Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Merino talks ongoing with Real Sociedad as Gunners target midfielder
15 August 2024 Off

Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Merino talks ongoing with Real Sociedad as Gunners target midfielder

By Total Football News

Arsenal are in talks with Real Sociedad about signing Spain midfielder Mikel Merino.

Merino was part of the Spain team that won Euro 2024 and featured in all seven matches in the tournament, scoring a late winner against Germany in the quarter-final.

The 28-year-old has less than one year remaining on his contract and that may help Arsenal to complete a deal, as he would be able to speak to

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Arsenal: Mikel Arteta on childhood, career & family
16 May 2024 0

Arsenal: Mikel Arteta on childhood, career & family

By Total Football News

In 2002 Arteta signed a deal to join Rangers, leaving Barcelona.

“I have never seen an atmosphere like this – look how passionate these people are,” says Arteta about his first visit to Rangers, where they were playing PSG in the Champions League.

“Best decision that we made. It was really challenging – completely different football. You have to survive or die.”

During his time at Rangers, Arteta met

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Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss says ‘brain takes me to place where we win title’
10 May 2024 0

Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss says ‘brain takes me to place where we win title’

By Total Football News

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he has no doubt Fulham will “do everything” to try to beat his side, despite having little to play for.

The Cottagers, who are 13th in the table, saw their motivation questioned after footage emerged this week of some Cottagers players flying a kite in training.

“I never met one player or manager who, when they start to play, wasn’t focused to win the

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Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal: David Raya reaction after mistake ‘outstanding’ – Mikel Arteta
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Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal: David Raya reaction after mistake ‘outstanding’ – Mikel Arteta

By Total Football News

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised David Raya for his reaction after the goalkeeper’s error in their north London derby win over Tottenham.

The Gunners were leading 3-0 when Raya tried a dinked pass into midfield but found Tottenham’s Cristian Romero, who placed the ball past the Spaniard.

Son Heung-min then scored a penalty but Arsenal held on to remain top of the Premier League, albeit by just one point after

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Manchester City v Arsenal: The similarities between Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta
30 March 2024 0

Manchester City v Arsenal: The similarities between Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta

By Total Football News
Guillem Balague's BBC Sport column

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta go back a long way. The Spaniards’ relationship started in 1997 when Arteta joined Barcelona’s academy – meeting his idol and Barca skipper Guardiola. Their time as team-mates was brief but a friendship had been forged and continued when Guardiola made him his assistant at Etihad Stadium in 2016.

As the pair prepare to go head to head when their

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