Mikel Arteta offers blunt reaction to mega Erling Haaland contract

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Mikel Arteta offers blunt reaction to mega Erling Haaland contract

  • Arteta keeps answer short and sweet when questioned over Haaland’s new deal
  • Spaniard has seen Arsenal fall short in last couple of season thanks to Norwegian’s goals
  • Gunners boss unsure whether long, long contracts will become the norm in football

Mikel Arteta wasn’t keen to dwell on Erling Haaland’s new mega contract at Manchester City when asked about it in his latest press conference.

The Spaniard has undone by the goals of Haaland over the past couple of seasons as Arsenal have fallen narrowly short in their bid to end a two-decade long wait for a fourth Premier League title.

City, who are still awaiting the verdict of an independent commission into the alleged 115 breaches of Premier League financial rules, เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย confirmed on Friday that Haaland had signed a new nine-and-a-half-year contract running until 2034 – one that is speculated to make him one of the highest-paid athletes in all of professional sport.

Arteta, fresh from a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby, is preparing to welcome Aston Villa to Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening, but the first question of his press conference was about his rival’s blockbuster announcement.

“Well, that’s the news. If they are willing to commit with a player for that long, it’s because they are really happy, so good news for them,” Arteta replied.

Answering later on over whether long-term contracts like Haaland’s will become normal moving forward.

the Gunners boss said: It looks like. obviously there’s few examples of that. If every club is going to take that route. The reasons for it. I think it will be very particular cases. Maybe we start with managers as well, doing ten-year contracts. With the physios and the journalists.

Arteta then discussed Arsenal ability to cope with pressure as they bid to hunt table-toppers Liverpool, confidently admitting that something is wrong if that pressure to perform doesn’t come from within.