Former Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure has backed Mikel Arteta to be very good for the Arsenal job. Arteta has been heavily linked as Unai Emery’s permanent replacement with Pep Guardiola coming out to admit that he has been talking with the London club. Mikel retired at the North London club 3 years ago before joining Pep’s coaching crew at the Etihad. According to Toure, if Arteta accepts to join, the club must back him with adequate funds to make his job less complicated. His words, “It’s going to be quite difficult. Why? Because Arsenal is struggling and I think if the directors of Arsenal listen to him and go in his way, maybe it’s going to work,” “All the time when you come in a new club which is struggling, you need the backing of your board to listen to you and do what you want. Obviously City have a lot more money [to spend] than Arsenal and I think it’s going to be quite complicated. “He’s very smart and he’s achieved a lot of experience in football games. I think he’s going to be good, good, good for Arsenal because Arsenal need a manager with a new mind and a new setup,” “We’ve been identifying Arsenal with Arsene Wenger because Arsene Wenger was top drawer for them. I was so sad when I saw the fans arguing Arsene Wenger has to leave and... now what is happening? Arsenal need a new vision of football, and I think Arteta can do it.”
