Arsenal have a problem in their management of contract ends. It is Mikel Arteta (38) himself who says it. At a press conference, the Spanish coach said that this kind of situation should not happen again, like the management of situations around Mesut Özil in particular, and Sokratis Papastathopoulos. In both cases, and with only six months remaining before the end of the lease, an amicable arrangement was found for termination. Arteta recognizes, however, that this kind of decision is not always easy for management to make.
“You don’t want to find yourself in that position, for sure. Neither the player nor the club. But it’s happening more and more in all clubs and that’s how it is. I think you need to have your communication open, obviously to prevent that from happening as much as possible. You have to make a decision and not try to delay a situation that might get out of your way. Sometimes it’s difficult because you don’t know how things will turn out in the next six months. So imagine in three years … We tried to resolve these situations at the beginning of the summer, to avoid what was going to happen, but sometimes it is not possible. “
