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Paperwork signed: Arsenal ace will join Manchester City
MIKEL ARTETA has reportedly agreed a move to Manchester City to take up a coaching job.
Mikel Arteta has reportedly agreed to move to Manchester City
The Spaniard's contract at Arsenal runs out next month and he is expected to leave the Emirates.
He has reportedly had offers from Arsenal, Tottenham and City to take up a coaching role.
But according to Football Insider, Arteta has chosen to link up with Pep Guardiola in Manchester
The report claims talks have been ongoing between the two parties and the 34-year-old has finalised the necessary paperwork that will see him join City on July 1.
Arteta has a good relationship with Guardiola and his fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura, and is said to have met the pair to discuss a move at Bayern Munich's training headquarters.
A move into coaching would likely lead to Arteta hanging up his boots.
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But when asked if he was definitely retiring after his final game for Arsenal on Saturday in their 4-0 win over Aston Villa, Arteta refused to rule it out completely.
He said: "I am going to leave (it open) by one per cent because in football one per cent is a lot and things can twist very quickly.
"But I have different options now to be related to football which I am very grateful for. It is very unusual to have opportunities at this level.
"As well, that made me think it was probably time (to retire) and the way I have been watching football in the last few months - or probably over a year - it was not as a player, it was more as a coach. Then you have to think about it."
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