Ahead of today's season decider against Everton, Arteta was asked about their summer plans.
He said: That's the ideal scenario (doing things early), every club wants that. We want that as coaches and for the players especially you want that, and then for the team and the environment.
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"When you do that, something clicks, something starts to build there and that's really important because it starts to give you momentum. We have the Euros this season and Copa America, and it might be a different summer.
"It's something that we all know. Given the choice, it's clear what we all want to do, it's not the manager or the coach."