Mikel Arteta has told his title-chasing players to join another club if they can't handle the "noise and bullets" that comes with fighting for the Premier League.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has been urged to leave the club this summer as he is no longer an ‘influential’ player for Mikel Arteta. Odegaard has been one of Arsenal’s standout players since his £30m move from Real Madrid in 2021, making over 200 appearances for the Gunners.

The Gunners held their nerve in the north London derby as Arteta was rewarded for being brave and embracing his attacking talents.

Arsenal delivered a statement victory in the race for the Premier League title as they bounced back from the draw with Wolves to thump Tottenham away from home

Mikel Arteta’s wife, Lorena Bernal, has urged Arsenal supporters not to place the entire weight of the Premier League title race on her husband’s shoulders. With the Gunners firmly in the championship conversation, expectations around Arteta continue to intensify.

Arteta revealed that Calafiori will be fit for Wednesday’s trip to Molineux, leaving the treatment room stockpiled with midfielders Mikel Merino, Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz and Max Dowman.

Mikel Arteta and Arsenal are towards the end of their marriage, regardless of whether silverware is eventually delivered.