Mauricio Pochettino wants Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta to make the short journey across north London to join his Tottenham Hotspur staff with the Gunners now at the back of the queue of clubs willing to give the Spaniard his first coaching role.

Tottenham head coach Pochettino faces competition from incoming Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola to hand Arteta a coaching position and Arsenal are in real danger of losing the midfielder to one of their Premier League rivals.

Arteta’s playing contract at Arsenal expires at the end of this season and the 34-year-old is yet to decide whether or not he wants to keep playing or make the move into coaching.