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Mohamed Elneny signs a one-year contract extension to keep him at Arsenal until 2024… as the Gunners’ longest-serving player praises the “spirit and togetherness” Mikel Arteta has created at the club.
- Mohamed Elneny’s contract expired at the end of the season
- Now he has put pen and paper on a new deal to keep him at Arsenal until 2024.
- He is Arsenal’s oldest player after joining the Emirates in 2016
Mohamed Elneny vowed to ‘give everything’ to help Arsenal reach their potential after signing a one-year contract extension with the club.
The Egyptian midfielder joined the Basel Gunners in 2016 and is now set for an eighth year at the Emirates Stadium after pledging his future with the north London outfit until 2024.
He is the club’s longest-serving player and has spoken of his pride in the team’s progress since he arrived.
“I am very happy, I love this club and our supporters so much and I will give everything to help us be the best we can be, every day I am here,” Elneny said. Arsenal official website after signing his new contract.
“I am very proud to have represented this incredible club since 2016. The spirit and unity we have in our team at the moment is very positive and I am very happy to have extended my contract.”
Midfielder Mohamed Elneny has extended his contract with Arsenal until June 2024
Elneny has been at Arsenal since 2016 and has spoken of his delight at having signed a new contract.
Elneny has praised the “spirit and unity” at Arsenal under the command of Mikel Arteta
Elneny has played 155 games in his seven years at Arsenal and has rejoined Mikel Arteta’s plans after his loan to Besiktas for the 2019-20 season.
The 30-year-old has had an injury-plagued campaign as he battled with a thigh problem early on, before picking up a serious knee injury in training last month.
He underwent surgery after his latest setback and could miss the rest of the season, leaving him to watch his teammates try to win the Premier League title for the first time in 19 years.
His contract expired in June, but despite his health problems this term, Arteta has opted to keep him at the club for another year.