'We will see' - Santi Cazorla offers fresh Arsenal return update amid Mikel Arteta reunion
Santi Cazorla has offered an update on the possibility of him returning to Arsenal in a coaching capacity alongside Mikel Arteta. The former Gunners midfielder was back at Emirates Stadium as a guest for the Premier League clash against Ipswich Town six years after departing.
Talk of the Spain international being back at the club in an official capacity however, has taken place this summer with both Arteta and Cazorla commenting on the topic. "I have a very special affection for Arsenal. I spent six wonderful years there and I know how much all the people love me there," Cazorla admitted earlier this year.
"Of course, I was fortunate to share a dressing room with Mikel Arteta and now he is the manager. We had conversations about that but right now I am not focused on anything other than contributing to this club, Oviedo, and continuing to enjoy football as a player.
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"After that, we will see what the future holds for me. It is clear that Arsenal is a club that has always left the door open to me to return." Though his focus will certainly remain on Oviedo in Spain, the 38-year-old, in a fresh verdict, has again opted to not rule out one day returning to the Gunners
Asked by Amazon Prime about coming back, he said: "Yes, why not? This is my home as well. I love this club and the people so we will see in the future. I don't know [what role I would have]. I would have to think about that but something in football for sure because that is what I love."
The door is very clearly still open in Cazorla's eyes with that stance also taken by Arteta when he was asked about linking up with his old teammate again. "Depending on the role. You know my sympathy for Santi," Arteta told Sky Sports back in April.
"We used to get on really, really well. I think he had an unbelievable energy that, as a coaching staff to have someone like that, that can trust with his knowledge, but his energy as well to the team. I think it’s going to be valid."
