{"id":622247,"date":"2023-02-21T08:35:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T13:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622247"},"modified":"2023-02-21T08:35:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T13:35:57","slug":"mohamed-elneny-signs-arsenal-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/21\/mohamed-elneny-signs-arsenal-contract-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m So Happy\u2019: \u2018Phenomenal\u2019 \u00a349,000-Per-Week Arsenal Midfielder Extends His Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal confirmed today that midfielder <span class=\"article-card-header__title-words\">Mohamed<span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span>Elneny <\/span>has signed a contract extension with the club. The Egyptian international was on <a href=\"https:\/\/salarysport.com\/football\/player\/mohamed-elneny\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a349,000-per-week<\/a> on his previous contract, which was set to expire this summer. He is now set to stay in north London until June 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Mohamed Elneny Signs Contract Extension<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another year of Mo \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arsenal (@Arsenal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arsenal\/status\/1628001649032589314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>\u2018I Love This Club\u2019<\/h3>\n<p class=\"article-card-header__title\" title=\"Mohamed Elneny signs contract extension\"><span class=\"article-card-header__title-words\">Mohamed<span class=\"space\">\u00a0<\/span>Elneny<\/span> signed for the Gunners back in January 2016 and has gone on to make 155 appearances in all competitions. In his seven years at the club, he has scored six goals and weighed in with 10 assists.<\/p>\n<p>He is the longest-serving player in Arsenal\u2019s current squad, and <span class=\"article-card-header__title-words\">Elneny <\/span>is delighted to have extended his contract.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/21\/leeds-united-new-manager-javi-gracia\/\" target=\"_self\">Events Cancelled: Leeds United New Manager Search Expected to End Today with Relegation Battle Expert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so happy, I love this club and our supporters so much and I\u2019ll give everything to help us be the best we can be, every day I\u2019m here,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenal.com\/news\/mohamed-elneny-signs-contract-extension\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the midfielder said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes me so proud to have represented this amazing club since 2016. The spirit and togetherness we have in our squad right now is so positive and I\u2019m so happy I have extended my contract.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Arteta on <span class=\"article-card-header__title-words\">Elneny<\/span>\u2019s Impact<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"article-card-header__title-words\">Elneny<\/span>\u2019s contract extension is likely to have gone down well with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta. The Spaniard called the 30-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/04\/22\/arsenal-boss-mikel-arteta-calls-mohamed-elneny-phenomenal-16517634\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018phenomenal\u2019<\/a> back in April last year and said in November that the midfielder had been a key part of Arsenal\u2019s success off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/20\/chelsea-joao-felix-permanent-talks\/\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano Provides Update on Future of \u2018Extraordinary\u2019 23-Year-Old Chelsea Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in November after <span class=\"article-card-header__title-words\">Elneny <\/span>returned from injury in Arsenal\u2019s 1-0 Europa League win against FC Zurich, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenal.com\/every-word-mikel-arteta-press-conference-europa-league\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arteta said<\/a>: \u201cHe was really good. He\u2019s been out for eight weeks, we expected him to be out for 12 weeks, he had an amazing recovery, he\u2019s a guy that has been pushing everybody around the training ground to be ready as quick as possible and today I think he competed really well.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Mohamed Elneny\u2019s Role Going Forward<\/h3>\n<p>Although he is not a regular starter for Arsenal, <span class=\"article-card-header__title-words\">Elneny <\/span>will have a role to play in the second half of this season.<\/p>\n<p>He has played less than 300 minutes in all competitions, but Arteta will look to utilise his squad depth as Arsenal continue to push for a first league title since 2004 and Europa League glory as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/17\/vitor-roque-interest-barcelona-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano: European Giants Closely Monitoring Brazilian \u2018Wonderkid\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rotation will become a necessity as Arsenal progress further in each competition. Especially seeing as regular starter Thomas Partey has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.90min.com\/posts\/mikel-arteta-reveals-new-thomas-partey-injury-timeline\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">not yet recovered<\/a> from the injury that he picked up against Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-card-header__title-words\">Elneny <\/span>will therefore be an option for Arteta if he needs to rest other midfielders.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal return to action on Saturday as they face Leicester City at The King Power Stadium before they play Everton at home on Wednesday, March 1.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"AiTUtbahSZBGF2iquGLXwQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1449919180\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'AiTUtbahSZBGF2iquGLXwQ',sig:'x80nuwS04tORZA1H9DKnFy6C2HaYw-Dx4XLzLR0vTlk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1449919180',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal confirmed today that midfielder Mohamed\u00a0Elneny has signed a contract extension with the club. The Egyptian international was on \u00a349,000-per-week on his previous contract, which was set to expire this summer. He is now set to stay in north London until June 2024. 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