Amy Lawrence, Arsenal correspondent for The Athletic, comments on the news that Mikel Arteta, Arsenal’s football manager, has been given a three-year contract extension.
…here we are five years down the line with a new contract which will take him to 2027 and close in on a decade in charge. This is at a time when, according to UEFA’s study from a year ago, the average tenure for a manager across their top divisions is 1.3 years.
It’s hard to believe that last detail.
And Arteta’s longevity is all the more incredible when you consider that when he took on the role aged 37, he had never managed a game of football in his life.
