ARSENAL are preparing to interview Mikel Arteta for the final time on Monday night before giving him the reins as manager.
Daily Mail report on the Spaniard having a meeting with non-executive director Josh Kroenke planned following Unai Emery’s sacking last month.
Arteta met with Gunners bosses late on Sunday night as well, following his Manchester City side’s 3-0 demolition of Arsenal that day.
Managing director Vinai Venkatesham and Gunners lawyer Huss Fahmy were spotted leaving the former midfielder’s house at 1am having spent two hours negotiating his arrival.
Bookies have suspended betting on Arteta taking over from interim boss Freddie Ljungberg with rival candidate Carlo Ancelotti off to Everton.
Now Kroenke, son of Arsenal owner Stan, will cast the final eye over the prospective new manager before green lighting his appointment.
On Sunday, City coach Pep Guardiola called his assistant an “important part” of the Premier League holders’ setup.
But he admitted “if it happens, it will happen” over Arteta holding ambitions to leave.
It has been widely reported that the ex-Gooner wanted to the job Arsene Wenger vacated 18 months ago – snapped up by Emery under the orders of now-departed chief executive Ivan Gazidis.
SunSport revealed earlier in the month that Guardiola was already eyeing former colleague Domenec Torrent as his new No2 should Arteta go.
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