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Arsenal legend decides against Gunners return and signs new contract despite revealing talks to reunite with Mikel Arteta

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Cazorla, who is now 38 years old, is still playing football unlike his former team-mate Arteta. The former Arsenal midfielder is currently with the Spanish second-tier side, Real Oviedo. Cazorla had revealed he had talked to Arteta about a potential return but maintained that that wouldn't happen anytime soon as he was focused on Oviedo.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🧙‍♂️ 𝔏𝔞𝔰 𝔟𝔲𝔢𝔫𝔞𝔰 𝔥𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔦𝔞𝔰 𝔪𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔠𝔢𝔫 𝔲𝔫 𝔟𝔲𝔢𝔫 𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔞𝔩 💙 Disfrutaremos de <a href="https://twitter.com/19SCazorla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@19SCazorla</a> una temporada más<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RealOviedo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RealOviedo</a> 🔵⚪— Real Oviedo (@RealOviedo) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealOviedo/status/1806413304895545838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

Last weekend, Oviedo and Cazorla fell agonising short as they lost 2-1 on aggregate to Espanyol in the promotion play-off final. However, the Spaniard has decided to stay put at his boyhood club as he signed a one-year extension as he hopes to give the club one last gift and take them back to the Spanish first division.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/arsenal-talks-mikel-arteta-return/blta3798d89b16ac226#cs69ed8fbaf8b1b910" target="_blank">Speaking to Sky Sports earlier this month, Cazorla said</a>: "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."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."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. But right now, I have enough on my mind with the play-offs and trying to enjoy the last days of my playing career."

WHAT CAZORLA SAID

It is likely that when Cazorla decides to call it a day on his playing career, he will return to the sport in a coaching role. The highly-praised Spaniard was known for his awareness and tactical flexibility alongside his supreme control on the game around him.

WHAT NEXT FOR CAZORLA?

Arsenal legend decides against Gunners return and signs new contract despite revealing talks to reunite with Mikel Arteta | Goal.com Nigeria

Arsenal legend Santi Cazorla had revealed that he had talked to Mikel Arteta about a potential return, however, that is now unlikely to happen.