Mikel Arteta signs Arsenal contract through 2030 after Premier League title

Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract to manage Arsenal through 2030, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. The agreement secures the manager’s future in London after Arsenal won last season’s league title and reached the Champions League final. It also gives the club continuity as it tries to build on those results.

The signed deal settles a question that had remained open despite earlier reports of an agreement. Arteta’s previous contract was due to run out at the end of the current season, BBC Sport reported. Wednesday’s announcement confirms that he has committed beyond it and gives 2030 as the end year. The accounts reviewed do not specify an exact expiry day within that year.

What Arsenal confirmed about Arteta’s contract

Arsenal described the deal as a new long-term contract, according to Europa Press’s account of the club announcement. The club said its progress and success last season supported its belief that a new period in its history was beginning. That is Arsenal’s assessment of its prospects; the contract itself confirms Arteta’s continued appointment, not any future trophy or result.

Arteta said in the statement that continuing his work at Arsenal was a privilege. He spoke of the bond built at the club and said that what it could achieve together was ‘only the beginning’, as quoted by Europa Press. BBC Sport also reported his description of the club as unique and his sense of privilege at continuing the journey.

Why Arsenal want continuity after last season

Arteta took charge in December 2019 after Unai Emery’s departure. Since then he has overseen a period that culminated in Arsenal’s 2025-26 Premier League title, its first since 2004. The team also reached the Champions League final last season, losing to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties. Those achievements provide the immediate context for the club’s decision to extend his tenure.

Europa Press reported Arsenal’s figures showing that Arteta had managed 361 matches across competitions, with a 62.05% win rate. The club called that the best win percentage of any head coach in its history. The figures are the club’s own measure of his record; they do not describe how the next four years will unfold.

The new end year could take Arteta’s time in charge beyond a decade if he serves the full agreement. It is a commitment by both sides to continue the partnership that delivered the league title. It does not establish how long he will ultimately remain in the post, or whether Arsenal will repeat last season’s success.

What remains undisclosed about the deal

Neither the exact day on which the contract expires in 2030 nor official salary and bonus terms are specified in the accounts of Arsenal’s announcement reviewed here. BBC Sport reported an increase from Arteta’s previous pay, but those figures should be understood as reporting about the deal rather than terms confirmed by the club. No other contract clauses are established by the announcement as reported.

For Arsenal supporters, the immediate change is clear: the manager who led the team to its first league title in 22 years has now signed to stay through 2030. The club has set out its ambition to build on that season. Its results under the renewed agreement, and any fuller disclosure of its terms, remain to be seen.