Arteta almost joined Everton before ending up with Arsenal.

- Former Everton director of football Marcel Brands reveals Mikel Arteta almost became Everton’s manager. “Blue Toffee”
- Arteta was an Everton player from 2005-2011 before retiring from Arsenal in 2016.
- Arteta became assistant coach at Manchester City before returning to Arsenal to become manager in December 2019.
Mikel Arteta almost became Everton’s manager. “Blue Toffee” before moving to Arsenal instead
“I tried everything to get Arteta to Everton. He is also a former player. I spent the whole evening at his house and I saw him as the ideal person for us,” Brands
“I can see him being a top manager immediately. He was still Pep Guardiola’s ยูฟ่าเบท https://ufabet999.app assistant at the time and he was busy with other things, but you could see he was becoming a top trainer. I’ve only heard good things.”
“Within Everton Football Club as well. Then I went to his house to convince him and I was very excited. I think this will be our manager for the long term.”
Arteta was an Everton player between 2005 and 2011 before retiring from Arsenal in 2016 and becoming an assistant coach at Manchester City under Pep Guar. Diola then moved back to the Gunners to become manager in December 2019.
Mikel Arteta has played down the chances of Arsenal signing a new striker in the January transfer window despite his team’s 2-0 loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup third round. The Gunners have failed to be clinical in recent encounters, scoring only one goal from 61 shots across their past three matches. Arteta urged the club’s fans to “stick by” the existing players instead.
The Gunners crashed out of the FA Cup in the third round following a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, despite having 18 shots to their opponent’s 12.
Their missed chances came back to haunt them when defender Jakub Kiwior scored an own goal in the 80th minute, before Luiz Diaz secured the victory for the visitors in added time.