Arsenal’s next boss mikel arteta hit by blow man city raid blocked

Mikel Arteta will reportedly not be able to take a key member of staff with him when he is finally appointed as Arsenal boss. Arteta is expected to be announced as the Gunners new coach

ahead of the weekend having impressed as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City. Arteta is set to replace Unai Emery at the Emirates with Emery having been sacked at the end of last

month. Freddie Ljungberg has been in caretaker charge though struggled, winning just one of his five games at the helm. The Swede is expected to remain in charge for the clash at Everton on

Saturday even with Arteta set to be appointed before that match. Arteta was believed to be wanting to bring City coach Rodolfo Borrell with him to the Emirates. JUST IN: WHAT MIKEL ARTETA

PLANS TO DO WITH FREDDIE LJUNGBERG WHEN HE BECOMES ARSENAL MANAGER However the _Athletic_ claim that the former Barcelona and Liverpool academy coach and director will be staying at the

Etihad. Arteta could have plenty of decisions to make when he is finally named with reports suggesting that a number of big players are not happy with life at Arsenal. And former Chelsea ace

Tony Cascarino has urged Arteta to get rid of five players when he takes over. “The biggest challenge he will face is dealing with the senior players,” Cascarino wrote for _The Times_. “I

remember when Ron Atkinson came into Aston Villa, he said to me immediately: ‘I have agreed a fee with Celtic for you.’ “That is how Arteta should approach it, starting with Pierre-Emerick

Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, David Luiz, Mesut Özil and Shkodran Mustafi.” Arteta’s former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is backing the Spaniard to be a hit in his first managerial role.

"I believe that Arteta has certainly a great future, he has certainly learned a lot in his first position as an assistant coach," Wenger said. "After that as well he will have

to deal with the fact that he has no experience at that level and he will have to get surrounded well, have a good environment at the club. "The most important thing is that every

club, Arsenal especially, is built on special values. Inside the club, people have to take care of that. That is the most important thing.”