Arsenal planning to extend Mikel Arteta’s contract until 2029

Arsenal are reportedly preparing to extend head coach Mikel Arteta’s contract by two years to 2029, signalling the club’s intent to preserve long-term stability after back-to-back title challenges and deep Champions League runs.

According to Italian journalist Nicolò Schira, Arsenal’s hierarchy are working on a new deal that would keep Arteta at the club until 2029, extending his current agreement, which runs to June 2027. The Gunners are said to be “planning” the renewal rather than finalising it, and there has been no official confirmation yet from the club.

The move would be the latest vote of confidence in Arteta, who took over in 2019 and has since turned Arsenal into regular Premier League title contenders while returning the club to the Champions League knockout stages. Extending his contract would give Arsenal close to a decade of continuity in the dugout, an unusually long horizon in the modern Premier League and one that recalls the stability of the Arsène Wenger era.

For Arsenal’s ownership, the proposed 2029 horizon aligns with a broader project built around a young core—players such as Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Gabriel have all signed long-term extensions in the past two seasons—aimed at keeping the squad and coaching team locked together through their prime years. If the reported plan is completed, it would underline that Arteta remains central to that project, with his future tied to the same cycle as many of the club’s key assets.

For now, the story remains at the “planning” stage, based on transfer-market reporting rather than official statements, but it reinforces a clear message to rivals and players alike: Arsenal intend to keep Arteta at the heart of their long-term competitive strategy.