Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta tipped for Barcelona job with potential replacement named | Football
Gaizka Mendieta thinks that Barcelona will end up knocking on the door of Mikel Arteta and thinks that Cesc Fabregas could be a potential replacement.
Arteta became manager of Arsenal in 2019 and helped the Gunners win the FA Cup and two community shields in her six -year fate at the club.
Arsenal has also finished as a premier League finalists in the last three consecutive seasons, shortly missing in Manchester City and Liverpool.
Mendieta thinks that Arta will one day be offered the post to Barcelona, the Spaniard having already played for his team B from 1999 to 2002.
Arteta also spent two years at the Academy of Young people of the Catalan Club and questioned his future in the direction, the former star of Barcelona Mendieta told Olbg: “ each time Mikel Arteta in Arsenal is in place and that he is looking for new experiences, the big clubs will fall to his door.
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“The work he does in Arsenal and from now on until he leaves, which, I suppose, will be in the long term, I’m sure there will be more trophies in the office.
“Like PSG, each season, Arsenal can improve, become stronger and continue to arrive at these last stages.
“The big clubs will knock on the door, the Barça included, as well as other major clubs and even national teams, it will have many offers on the table.”
Mendieta has changed Fabregas, which currently manages the Italian side Como, in possible replacement if Arteta ends up moving to Barcelona.
But Mendieta says that Fabregas could also be interested in Chelsea’s work if he was available.
“I’m sure there have been conversations,” said Mentieta. “But he’s happy with Como.
“I know he is happy because the project is essential, it is he who decides who goes and goes and bring culture and the environment.
“I am sure that the Premier League clubs approached him, the former clubs will have approached him and we will see him in the Premier League in the future.
“Would it be suitable for Arsenal or Chelsea?” It could be both. I think he is quite intelligent because he started playing Como in a way, then he changed quickly.
“They also change the system in games. I think he is obviously very intelligent, he was a very intelligent player and is a very intelligent coach.
“He would adapt to everything he has. If he goes to Chelsea and he has 50 players, he can choose the system he wants to play.
“If he goes to Arsenal, he can choose the players he wants.
“Judging right now, Arsenal is more like the football style he would play.”