Jurrien Timber is hopeful that Mikel Arteta will remain Arsenal manager amid fears he could leave the club at the end of next season.
Arteta's contract at the Emirates expires in the summer of 2025, and the 42-year-old has been heavily linked with returning to another of his former clubs in Barcelona.
However, Timber says: "I think you can tell that Mikel is great. He has made a lot of players better and he makes a great team. So, I think Arsenal needs him next season as well.
"You feel that this team is not finished yet. It’s a good feeling to have and it is a good place to be with these guys. But we need to win our first one still and, until that time, we will be hungry for sure.
"I had a feeling we deserved this year to win it, to be fair. I think in a lot of aspects of the game, we were really good this season.
"But, let’s be honest, City are also great. It is always hard, but I think we were close. Next season we are going to try again."
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