 Saka, (Gabriel) Martinelli, (Martin) Odegaard. We have an amazing future,' Cazorla said. 'It's normal they needed time, because after (Arsene) Wenger it's a little bit difficult to try to keep the success. But I think Mikel is the best option for Arsenal: he knows the club, he loves this club and he knows the mentality'. Cazorla was linked with a return to Arsenal earlier this year but Arteta admitted at the time no backroom role had been discussed. 'I haven't discussed anything like that with Santi,' Arteta said in March.){kind=link}
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Arsenal great Santi Cazorla hopes to return to the club one day to work alongside ‘one of the best friends I have in football’ in Mikel Arteta.
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Cazorla left Arsenal in 2018 following a horrendous achilles injury that saw him undergo 10 operations, at one point fearing his foot would need to be amputated.
The Spaniard returned to the pitch however, spending two seasons back at Villarreal before joining Qatari side Al Saad where he is still playing at 37 years of age.