Mikel Arteta has said that Newcastle loanee Joe Willock will still be at Arsenal next season.
Willock has been flying lately, scoring in six straight Premier League games and Newcastle would love to keep him.
But Arteta used his pre-match press conference ahead of the final game of the season to comment on Willock’s future.
“For sure because he’s got a contract and that’s going to be here,” said Arteta.
“That’s for sure. He has grabbed that opportunity in a really positive and remarkable way and he will come back to us.”
But those comments haven’t convinced some Newcastle fans on Twitter that a summer swoop for Willock is out of the question.
They feel that what Arteta’s comments are just the opening gambit ahead of a summer of negotiation.
Here’s how the comments went down with some Toon fans ahead of the final game of the season against Fulham:
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