Arsenal are hiring former Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze to Mikel Arteta’s coaching staff following the departure of Carlos Cuesta to Parma, it has emerged. Cuesta joined Arteta in north London after the Spaniard took the job in late 2020 and remained a part of his team up until the end of the 2024–25 season.

Arsenal are now set to cancel the contract of a player Mikel Arteta is a big fan of. The Gunners are in the midst of a pivotal summer that could define whether they can go all the way and win the Premier League title, ending a more than two-decade long wait.

The north London club’s manager has played a blinder to persuade a top star to make a complete U-turn on a potential move to Old Trafford this summer, claims a report