Arsenal are looking to hoist that iconic piece of silverware aloft for the first time. If they succeeded, could Arteta - whose current deal is only due to run until the summer of 2027 - betempted to explore new challenges?
When that question was put to Parlour, the Gunners great - speaking in association withSpreadex Sports - toldGOAL: “I wouldn’t agree with that. I think where he took the club, the difficulties that they had from the beginning, the fact that the club stuck with him.
“I remember having talks with Edu and how the club stayed on. I think the fact that they were able to come out on the other side and be successful is really what everyone will cherish.
“It's so easy to just change and bring another manager in, but if you stick with people, you believe in people, you give them the resources and then you come out better on the other side and you actually win something, it just makes the story so much better and it proves that the stability and the belief in the project works if you really believe.”