Talks between the club and the Spaniard over his protracted new deal have progressed significantly in recent weeks, according to the BBC, with those involved expressing full confidence that Arteta will commit his long-term future to Arsenal.
The transfer window is shut until January, but attention behind the scenes has turned to tying down the manager. Arteta has entered the final nine months of the contract he signed in 2024, though he moved last month to end any speculation over his future: "Everybody feels comfortable that the timing of the contract is not going to be an issue because my will certainly is to be here and I'm very happy here.
"My feeling from the club is the same one. That's why everyone is doing things in a very organic way."
Chief executive Richard Garlick echoed that sentiment, describing a new deal as merely a "matter of time." Under the terms being discussed, Arteta would significantly improve on his existing £10m-a-year salary, which carries a further £5m bonus for Champions League qualification, positioning him among the best-paid coaches anywhere in the game.
Since replacing Unai Emery in December 2019, Arteta has transformed Arsenal from a side that had fallen out of the Champions League picture into English champions, ending a 22-year wait for the Premier League title last season. They begin this campaign as favourites to retain that crown and are fancied by many to add a first Champions League triumph.
That success has cemented Arteta's standing as the dominant football voice at the club, in the mould of Arsène Wenger before him — an influence rarely afforded to a head coach elsewhere in the game.
Little happens on the first-team side without his approval, and it was Arteta who fronted Arsenal's approaches for Julián Álvarez and Vinícius Júnior last month, even though neither deal was completed.
The squad he has built reflects that authority. Its average age of 26.2 makes it one of the most experienced groups in the Premier League, and the summer arrivals of Bruno Guimarães and Ezri Konsa — both turning 30 within the year — underlined the scale of investment the club's American owners are prepared to make in proven quality.
Arteta, already the longest-serving manager in the Premier League and EFL, would move closer to a decade in charge under his new terms. A return to Spain may appeal to him eventually, though he is understood to accept he would be unlikely to enjoy the same authority at Real Madrid or Barcelona, given how deeply both clubs are shaped by internal politics. For now, though, the pull remains at the Emirates Stadium, where there is no sign of Arteta easing off.