Arsenal to reward Mikel Arteta with huge pay rise and put Kroupi among transfer targets

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, 44, is set to receive a lucrative new contract extension after ending the club's 22-year wait for a Premier League title. He became the second-youngest manager to win the Premier League, behind José Mourinho with Chelsea in 2004, and matched Kenny Dalglish's feat of winning the top flight in his first senior management role. Arsenal also have funds in place for squad reinforcements, with a new forward a priority and players including Kroupi and Alvarez among their transfer targets.