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Arteta to walk?
John Obi Mikel has claimed that Mikel Arteta could leave Arsenal if he has another trophyless season.
Is [Arteta] the guy to take them to the next level? I think he has built a really, really good team there.
They're solid, they're playing well, the defence is good, the midfield is good. I think he has built a solid team, but is he the guy to take them to the next level?
The next level is winning the Premier League and winning the Champions League – sometimes I do think a fresh voice is needed. Now he has been there for five or six years, I give him one more year.
Give him next season, [but] if he doesn't do it, I think for his sake it is better to just walk.
Then he is not the guy to be able to do it. Get someone new, get someone fresh.
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