Mikel Arteta says Arsenal’s Premier League title win was “only the beginning” after agreeing a three-year contract extension with the club.
The new deal, confirmed by the Gunners on Wednesday, runs until 2030. Arteta had entered the final year of his previous contract with the club.
The Spaniard, who made 150 appearances for Arsenal between 2011 and 2016, became manager in November 2019 and has overseen the club’s return to the top of English football.
After finishing as Premier League runners-up in 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25, Arsenal ended a 22-year wait to become champions of England in 2025-26.
They also reached the FA Cup and Champions League finals last season, but lost to Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain respectively.
Arteta’s other major honour as Arsenal manager came during his first season in charge, when he guided the club to an FA Cup final victory against Chelsea in 2020.
Arsenal finished eighth in the Premier League in both 2019-20 and 2020-21, fifth in 2021-22, and second in each of the following three seasons before finally ending their title drought.
Arteta has won 220 of his 361 matches as Arsenal manager, drawing 67 and losing 74. His 61% overall win rate is the best in the club’s history among managers to have taken charge of at least 25 games.
“This club is unique, with its character and the way it makes you feel, and I have a great sense of privilege that our journey together will continue,” Arteta told the club’s website.
“We have already built a special bond and created memories that will last a lifetime, and what is so exciting is that this is only the beginning of what we can achieve together.
“This is such a proud moment for me and my family. I feel the love and respect from our fantastic supporters, and they have mine – and ours – in return.”
Only Arsene Wenger, who managed Arsenal for 828 Premier League matches, has led the club in more games than Arteta, who has taken charge of 253 league fixtures.
In August, Arteta became the 10th manager in Premier League history to oversee at least 250 matches with one club. The others are Wenger, Alex Ferguson at Manchester United (810), David Moyes at Everton (now 489), Pep Guardiola at Manchester City (380), Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool (334), Joe Kinnear at Wimbledon (278), Harry Redknapp at West Ham (269), Alan Curbishley at Charlton Athletic (266) and Sean Dyche at Burnley (258).
Arteta’s Premier League win rate is 60%. Only Ferguson (65%), Guardiola (71%) and Klopp (63%) have a better record among that group.
Arsenal’s first league defeat of the season came before the international break, when they lost 3-0 to Brighton. They will try to respond at home to Leeds United on Saturday, with the visitors still unbeaten.