Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was surprisingly connected to the coaching post in Barcelona, and at today`s press conference the Spaniard had to answer questions related to this information.
Yesterday in Spain there were reports that Arteta, who is a teenager of the Catalans, although he did not record a minute of play for the first team, was chosen by one of the candidates - Joan Laporta as a mentor if he wins the presidential election. at the club on Sunday.
The artillery manager said he was fully focused on his work with Londoners and was not thinking about anything else at the moment. He has led Arsenal since December 2019, when he arrived from Manchester City. Among the `citizens` Arteta was an assistant to Joseph Guardiola, who in turn led the Catalans during the first period of Laporte as president of Barcelona.
`There will always be speculation when there are elections in Barcelona. This is a huge team and I grew up there as a player, that`s why such connections are made. However, I am fully focused on the work I have at the moment, because there is a lot to do. and I enjoy it. It is a privilege for me to be the coach of this club predicted by betting football contact and I am happy here. Today and tomorrow I will be the coach of Arsenal and I want to do even better, `said Arteta, who has a contract until the summer of2023 and explained that no talks have been held yet to extend his contract: No, we are in the middle of the season and we have many more matches, so now it is not a priority. `
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