Arteta confident over new deal at Arsenal

Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta is confident it will take just “five minutes” to put the finishing touches to a contract extension once he is fully fit and back in the squad.

The 33-year-old Spaniard is set to miss Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Reading at Wembley as he recovers from a minor ankle problem picked up on his return to action with the Under-21s following a calf injury which sidelined him since the end of November.