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- Mikel Arteta has agreed an improved new contract with Arsenal, his current deal having been set to expire at the end of this season.
- The new contract includes a sharp pay increase from his existing salary of £10m per year plus an additional £5m in bonuses.
- The length of Arteta's new deal is unconfirmed but it is set to take him into at least his 10th year at Arsenal following his arrival in December 2019.
- Talks over a new contract had been ongoing for a number of months, with BBC Sport reporting earlier this month that an agreement between all parties was close.
- Arteta told fans last week: "I want to be here. I'm extremely happy and I feel very grateful to work with the people I work with."
- Arsenal are described as Premier League champions in the framing of the deal.
Why it matters: Arsenal hand a sharp pay rise to the manager who just delivered a Premier League title — Arteta's extension into at least his 10th year at the club replaces a deal expiring this season, resolving the months-long contract uncertainty that BBC Sport had tracked and removing the bargaining-clock pressure that typically shadows a title-winning manager.
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