Mikel Arteta Thread

[LDG]

If we had signed him alongside a top quality player, it would have been a good bit of business. However, given the only other midfielder we've signed is Benayoun, it's an underwhelming signing.

But then again, he will be playing with Wilshire, Song, Diaby, Arshavin, Walcott, Ramsay etc etc. Don't care waht anyone says...they're still very good players on their day.

[Letters]

Apparantly he's also taken a pay cut to join us from 75k a week to 55k a week.

Fair play tbh.

How will his family eat?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Presmably Arteta will be training this week with the club. Good time for our medical team to work their magic on him.

[milla]

Great addition to our treatment room.

[4-3-3]

I suppose the hang-up was over a 4 year deal - that takes him to 33, and we'll get what - 2 years max out of him? Very odd deal for Wenger.

scholes played well til he was 35, and how old is lampard, 34,?..still gd player..i think arteta is more of lampard than scholes.i think he will play on til 33. so i am happy for him.

[Fats]

Just like to say welcome to Mrs Arteta

[isv]

jack has tweeted that he was the hardest midfielder he faced last season, and is glad he will never face him again.. good enough for jack, good enough for me...

[Cripps_orig]

Wayne Rooneys son has Arteta on the back of his Everton kit

[Cripps_orig]

Just like to say welcome to Mrs Arteta

Ive had better tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ive had better tbh

Photoshoots?