• Spanish media claim that Ivan Gazidis and Stan Kroenke decided not to make Arteta the new manager because it would be a risk. The Gunners need a more experienced manager - this is said to be their current decision.
• It was reported that Arteta was 'very close' to Arsenal's next manager role.
This decision would be unexpected as earlier Mirror reported that, Arteta and Arsenal were in talks for several days and the agreement between the sides has been reached 'in principle'. It was supposed to be announced later this week.
So, before this report the 36-year-old Mikel Arteta was among top candidates to become next Arsenal manager after Arsene Wenger's resignation and was approved by many experts, including Spaniard Guillem Balague.
Meanwhile, Evening Standard reported, the 46-year-old Unai Emery has arrived in London on Monday to discuss with Arsenal board the details concerning his future as an Arsenal manager.
Maybe Arsenal officials decided that Emery is the better option?