In 2013, at 31 years old, Mikel Arteta was Arsenal’s vice-captain and midfield leader.
Born on March 26, 1982, he had joined Arsenal from Everton in late August 2011 for around £10m.
He left the pitch in 2016, sharpened his craft as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City, and returned to Arsenal in 2019 tasked with bringing the club back among Football’s elite.
Fast forward to today, 20th June 2026...
It has been exactly 31 days since Arsenal won the Premier League title under his management.
In the current Arsenal squad, there are 5 players who are 27 years old: Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz, Eberechi Eze, Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice.
Back in 2019, Arsenal signed William Saliba for £27M from AS Saint-Étienne, a deal that has become one of the most important long-term investments in the club’s modern era.
And now the number 27 shows up again, but why?
Because it’s been 27 days since Arsenal won the league title.
I have been asked to rudely remind you all that the English alphabet has 26 letters.
“What makes 26 special?” I asked.
Arsenal won the league and became champions of the English Premier League exactly 26 days ago so they answered.
All the three Arsenal players that featured in this game contributed something:
1. Madueke: Won the penalty
2. Declan Rice got an assist
3. Bukayo Saka got an assist.
Being a premier league champion is nice.
In the Premier League, a club can submit a maximum of 25 senior players for the official squad registration (the “25-man squad list”).
But the question many are asking is, why 25? Because 25 in this case is exactly the same number of days since Arsenal won the league title.
Ofc you'd know how many they are since we ni mmoja wao #BD1 oh you thought I wouldn't know your pseudo account 😂 cheki mtoto anataka cake ya Rubi coming birthday.
@KenyaPower_Care Your guys came last week, took the transformer for replacement, today they come with a new one and request for 60000. Never felt gutted like today.