Mikel the right choice for Arsenal: Cazorla

Santi Cazorla has backed Mikel Arteta to be the right manager for Arsenal.

“Arteta deserves to the the boss,” Cazorla said. “He was always a leader in the dressing room. It was the right decision to put him in as manager; it made sense and he has everything you need for the job.

“I hope he takes Arsenal up the table.”

Cazorla has also expressed his regret at not being able to say a proper farewell to Arsenal.

“It was frustrating to not be able to say goodbye to a club who treated me so well,” he told BBC Sport.

“It is something left in my career to say goodbye properly. I am eternally grateful to the club and the fans for the way they continue to treat me.”

Speaking of his own coaching plans, he said he is unsure.

“If I’m honest I don’t know if I will coach,” he said.

“I am undecided what I want to do when I retire. Being a sporting director appeals to me more than coaching but I want to be involved in the game, whatever feels right for me at the time.

I have no plans in the short term to go anywhere or play abroad but I would never shut those doors. I am focused on ending the season with Villarreal.”

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