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Mikel Arteta never managed to join the first team of FC Barcelona, the club in which he was trained.
During his playing career,
Mikel Arteta revealed himself at Paris Saint-Germain. After cutting his teeth in the FC Barcelona B team, the Spaniard was spotted by Luis Fernandez, who brought him to the Rouge et Bleu.
At the end of his loan, the midfielder did not return to the Catalan club. This choice may have surprised Édouard Cissé, his teammate at PSG. “I asked him why he didn’t want to return to Barcelona. He explained to me that there were two players younger than him who were too strong. He was talking about Iniesta and Fabregas,” revealed to Parisian the one who converted into a sports consultant.
Arteta was already targeting the Premier League
In 2002, Arteta then continued his career at Glasgow Rangers. “From a financial point of view, he couldn’t turn down Glasgow Rangers, assures Cissé. Above all, he knew that the Premier League was watching the Scottish League a lot. Then he ended up at Everton then Arsenal. He was a boy who was clear-minded about the game and business. »
We would have to wait until the 2004-2005 season to see Arteta play in La Liga, under the colors of Real Sociedad. A furtive passage since the native of San Sebastián would then spend ten seasons in the Premier League.
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