Arsenal in talks with Jover as Arteta's new deal awaits signing

📰 Arsenal have opened talks with set-piece coach Nicolas Jover over a new deal, which is also seen as the reason Mikel Arteta's new contract has not yet been announced. 📌 Key points 🗞️ Daily Cannon revealed the Jover talks on 6 October. 🤝 Sporting director Andrea Berta is leading the negotiations. 👥 Arsenal want to extend the deals of Arteta's whole backroom team. ✍️ Arteta has agreed a new deal but has not yet signed it. 📅 Staff are expected to get four-year deals to 2030, like Arteta. 📝 What happened 🤝 According to Daily Cannon, Arsenal used the international break to discuss a new contract with Jover. Berta is handling the talks, which were still ongoing during the break. 👥 The club want to extend the deals of Arteta's assistants as well as Jover, with the backroom staff expected to sign four-year contracts in line with Arteta's reported new deal to 2030. ✍️ Arteta's agreement was first reported on 22 September. Sky Sports said at the time the signing was expected during the international break, but no signature had taken place by the time of Daily Cannon's report. His current deal runs until summer 2027. 💷 ESPN reported a significant pay rise, with Arteta able to earn up to £15m a year including bonuses. Daily Cannon suggests the club may want to announce the manager and his staff together. 📊 By the numbers • Arteta agreement reported: 22 September • Current deal expires: summer 2027 • Reported new deal: until 2030 (four years) • Maximum salary with bonuses: £15m a year 🔭 Why it matters Arteta, in charge since December 2019, ended Arsenal's 22-year wait for a league title in May. Keeping Jover, whose set pieces became a major weapon, would keep the title-winning team behind the team together. Arsenal return to league action against Leeds at the Emirates on 10 October.