Mikel Arteta has reiterated that he has no desire to leave his position as our manager.
“That’s totally fake news,” he told the media at his pre-Nottingham Forest press conference on Monday. “What you read yesterday, I don’t know where it’s coming from. It’s totally untrue and I’m really upset about it.
“I don’t know where it’s coming from, it’s got no sources, it’s got nothing and I think we have to be very cautious when we talk about personal things, to put it in the way that it was put yesterday.
“I’m in the right place. I’m with the right people, I feel really good about it and, as I said many times, I’m immersed in a beautiful journey with this football club, these players, this staff and our people and I’m investing still a lot for them.”
Asked about his contract situation, Mikel was relaxed and will look to resolve it when the time is right.
“I’ve got a strong relationship with the board, with Edu, the team, with ownership,” he explained. “Things come in a natural way and we’ve always done it that way and it’s been done really well. When the time is right we’ll have those discussions and I’ll think about the best way to do that.”
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