Arsenal extends Jorginho’s contract until 2025, with Arteta’s blessing
Arsenal’s Italian international midfielder Jorginho, who leads the English Premier League, extended his contract with the London club on Thursday. Arsenal did not reveal the duration of the new contract, but media outlets indicated that it would be extended for one year until 2025.
32-year-old Jorginho has become a key player in Spanish coach Mikel Arteta’s squad since joining the Gunners. With an 18-month contract coming from London neighbor Chelsea. Jorginho played 35 matches in all competitions this season and scored one goal against French club Lens in the Champions League.
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Arsenal leads the league standings with 83 points, one point ahead of defending champion Manchester City, which has a game in hand, two stages before the end of the tournament.
The player, who rose to prominence with the Italian Napoli between 2014 and 2018 before moving to Chelsea, where he won the Champions League and the European League “Europa League”, as well as the European Cup with his country’s national team, seeks to add more titles to his cabinet.
He said about his hopes for the future after extending his contract, “Winning as much as possible and enjoying the moment because this is very important to me.” Because if you are in a place where you are not having fun or are not happy, it is difficult. So the future goal is to be in this state, happy and achieve as much (of titles) as possible.”
Arsenal will play its next match against Manchester United on Sunday in the 37th round before hosting Everton on May 19 in the final stage of the tournament.
Arteta expressed his happiness at extending Jorginho’s contract, saying: “Jorge is a very important player for our team, a role model with great leadership skills and a unique way of playing that makes everyone around him better on the field.”
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