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Arsenal will sack Mikel Arteta at the end of the season if he fails to win a trophy and the Kroenkes have \u2018already\u2019 lined up his \u2018ideal\u2019 replacement, according to reports.<\/p>\n
A 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday has ramped up the pressure on Arteta, who\u2019s failed to win a trophy as Arsenal manager since beating Chelsea in the FA Cup final in 2020.<\/p>\n
The Gunners have finished second in the Premier League in the last three seasons but have led the way for the vast majority of the current campaign as they looked set to put the bottlejob label to bed.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Arsenal enter crisis mode as Arteta failings exposed again on \u2018big day\u2019 for Bottlepocalypse<\/strong><\/p>\n But the defeat to the Cherries means second-placed Manchester City will draw level on points<\/strong> with the Gunners if they win their two games in hand and beat Mikel Arteta\u2019s side in a crunch title clash next Sunday.<\/p>\n Arsenal have now lost three of their last four games in all competitions, with the 1-0 win over Sporting in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final following Carabao Cup final defeat to City and the humbling loss to Southampton in the FA Cup.<\/p>\n And Spanish outlet Sports World<\/em><\/strong> insist Arteta\u2019s \u2018credit is running out\u2019 and although talks are ongoing over a new contract with the Spaniard\u2019s contract expiring in the summer of 2027, a \u2018radical turn\u2019 will be made if the Gunners fail to win either the Premier League or Champions League this term.<\/p>\n \u2018In that case, Arteta would not continue at Arsenal next season\u2019, the report states.<\/p>\n MAILBOX: Arteta sack? OK, *now* Arsenal are \u2018bottling it\u2019 as rivals rejoice in sensational schadenfreude<\/strong><\/p>\n Furthermore, Arsenal chairmen Stan and Josh Kroenke have \u2018already\u2019 lined up the \u2018ideal candidate to replace him\u2019 in Cesc Fabregas, who\u2019s leading Como in an unlikely dash for Champions League qualification in Serie A.<\/p>\n The report adds that, like Arteta, Fabregas has \u2018knowledge of the house\u2019 in his favour having played for Arsenal for eight seasons.<\/p>\n Responding to fans asking for Arteta to be sacked, former Watford striker Deeney said on CBS Sports<\/em><\/strong>: \u201cThey\u2019re not going to sack him because he has moved that club astronomically forward from where it was, they\u2019re always in contention now and being spoken about as one of the best teams in world football, and rightly so.<\/p>\n \u201cBut this is why Arsenal fans\u2026 this is why I love you, and why you love me, because when it\u2019s right and when they\u2019re winning they\u2019re hammering me, now\u2026 \u2018sack him\u2019?! He\u2019s top of the league, they\u2019re in the Champions League, now it\u2019s, \u2018sack him, get rid of him\u2019. Who are you going to bring in?\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Top ten biggest Premier League title bottlejobs: Where would 2025\/26 Arsenal vintage rank?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n