Mourinho on Arteta's new deal: 'That would not happen at Real Madrid'

📰 José Mourinho used Mikel Arteta's new Arsenal deal to say such patience "would not happen at Real Madrid". 📌 Key points 🎤 Mourinho raised Arteta at his press conference before the Villarreal game on 9 October. 📰 He said he had read something interesting "that would not happen at Real Madrid". 🔁 He pointed to Arteta saying "we are still starting" after renewing. ⚖️ "The demands here are just different," Mourinho said. 📅 Arsenal had announced Arteta's new deal to 2030 two days earlier. 📝 What happened 🎤 Asked to look ahead to Villarreal, Mourinho turned to Arsenal. "Yesterday, I read something interesting that would not happen at Real Madrid," he said. 🔁 "Mikel Arteta renewed his contract and said something like 'we are still starting' and 'this is just the beginning', and he has been there for years," he went on. "The demands here are just different." The point was clear: Real Madrid do not give a coach years to build. 📅 Arsenal confirmed two days earlier that Arteta had signed until 2030. He has led them to a Premier League title and a Champions League final. 💬 Reaction in England was mixed. Some noted the two clubs' situations are hard to compare, while others found it odd for Mourinho, 26 years into his managerial career and on his 13th job, to pick Arteta as the comparison. 📊 By the numbers • Arteta's new deal: until 2030 • Mourinho's comments: two days after the announcement • Real Madrid: third, six points off leaders Barcelona (after Villarreal) 🔭 Why it matters Mourinho has effectively said Real Madrid will not wait. Roma away on 14 October and Sevilla on 18 October come before the Clásico at Camp Nou on 25 October, and if results slip, his own words will be thrown back at him.