Joe Willock will come back to Arsenal this summer - and sit down with Mikel Arteta to discuss his future, according to the Spaniard himself. The manager sounded pleased with Joe's progress on loan at Newcastle though.
"I am really happy that things have gone so well because of the potential that he has," Arteta told Arsenal.com
"I think it was great for him to go away and have a different experience, he has grabbed that opportunity in a really positive and remarkable way and he will come back to us, we will have a conversation with him and plan the next years for him.
"He got the responsibility and the test of going to Newcastle to help them get where they want to be. I spoke with the coaching staff there and they are extremely happy because he was a key part of contributing to get the objectives that they had. That's a real positive for him.
"For sure [he will come back in the summer] because he's got a contract and that's going to be here. That's for sure."
Arteta did not explicitly rule out a permanent move elsewhere for Willock, as you can see, but it does look like the Spaniard plans to retain Joe as an Arsenal player - and maybe send him out on another loan.
The midfielder scored 7 goals in 13 appearances for Newcastle so far, including 6 in a row, so we would like to see whether he can carry that form into our midfield setup next season. God knows we lack goals from the centre of the park.
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