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Arsenal have given Mikel Arteta more power and, in addition, they have given him the title.
The Spaniard was hired last December to replace Unai Emery as head coach.
But after a boardroom-level summer review, and leading the Gunners to FA Cup and Community Shield success, Arteta has been named first team manager, in the vein of Emery’s predecessor, Arsene Wenger. .
Confirming the move Thursday night, Arsenal CEO Vinai Venkatesham, whose job title has changed as he had previously been CEO, says it is fully deserved for the work Arteta has done since his arrival.
“Mikel has been here since the end of December and the last nine months have been probably the most challenging nine months in Arsenal’s history, and we’ve been 134 years old,” Venkatesham said on Arsenal’s official website.
“Despite all those challenges, Mikel has been pushing this football club forward.
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“It has raised spirits and energy here at London Colney and with Arsenal fans around the world.
“He’s doing an absolutely phenomenal job.
“The other thing that’s clear is that from the day he walked in the door, he was doing a lot more than just being our head coach. So we’re going to change his job title in the future.
“He will go from head coach to first team coach. That is a recognition of what he has been doing since the day he walked in the door, but also where we see his capabilities.”
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“He is doing a great job coaching the first team and that is his main responsibility.
“But there is much more that you can contribute and that is why we are making this change, in recognition of your capabilities and also the work you are already doing.
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“So in terms of how it will work, in the future Mikel will join a really strong team with Edu and they will work very, very closely to manage all the other elements of our football operations that are so important, be it analysis, recruitment. , high performance or medical, they will take care of those areas together.
“And together they will also be responsible for our technical recommendations, whether they are players that we are going to buy, if they are players that we are going to sell, if they are players that we are going to loan.
“Of course, working closely with me and the board and working closely with the owners on the financials to make final decisions.
“But those will be their responsibilities and I think we are going to have a really dynamic team to push this club forward.”
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