Arteta signs four-year Arsenal deal to 2030 after ending title drought

📰 Arsenal have tied Mikel Arteta down to a new four-year contract running until June 2030. 📌 Key points ✍️ Arsenal announced Arteta's new deal on 7 October. 📅 The contract runs for four years, until June 2030. 👥 His core coaching staff have extended as well. 🏆 He led Arsenal to a first league title in 22 years last season. ⏳ In charge since December 2019, he is the league's longest-serving manager. 📝 What happened ✍️ Arsenal confirmed on 7 October that Arteta had signed a new contract. His previous deal was due to expire at the end of this season; the new one keeps him at the club until June 2030. 👥 According to ESPN, Arteta's coaching staff have also signed four-year extensions. Talks over the staff's deals had been cited as the reason the manager's announcement was delayed, and both have now been settled together. 🏆 The 44-year-old left his assistant role at Manchester City to take charge of Arsenal in December 2019. He won the FA Cup in his first season and last season, 2025-26, delivered the club's first Premier League title in 22 years. 🗣️ Arteta said it was "a privilege to commit my future to the club", adding that "this is only the beginning of what we can achieve together". Co-chairs Stan and Josh Kroenke said last season was "an incredible moment in Arsenal's history" and that they were determined to create many more. 📊 By the numbers • Contract: until June 2030 (four years) • Arsenal games in charge: 361 in all competitions • Win rate: 62.05% (per GOAL, the best of any permanent Arsenal manager) • Major honours: FA Cup (2020), Premier League (2025-26) 🔭 Why it matters The defending champions have had a bumpy start, including a 3-0 defeat by Brighton, but have now settled the future of both manager and staff in one go. Chief executive Richard Garlick said the club want "to create a winning era together with Mikel". Arsenal return to league action at home to Leeds on 10 October.