Former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has opened the door for a return to north London to work alongside former teammate Mikel Arteta.
His compatriot was announced as the new head coach at the Emirates Stadium, penning a three-and-a-half-year deal and is tasked with steadying the ship following a poor start to the season.
Arteta joins a strong contingent of former players working at the club, with Freddie Ljungberg remaining as interim boss for tomorrow's clash with Everton and Edu appointed as the club's director of football in the summer.
Cazorla was also asked if he could become the latest former Arsenal man to return to the club, following former teammates Arteta and Per Mertesacker, and left the door open for that opportunity.
"In the future, who knows? I will certainly have to work out what I want to be doing and it is right to say that we have a great relationship and many times we have talked about what the future will bring us.
"I will always be open to helping him because he is my friend and also because of all the things he did for me when I came to England."
Cazorla also backed Arteta to make an impact at Arsenal despite his lack of managerial experience, stating he has the ability to make the tough decisions.
"He has the personality to do so and those who think otherwise are very much mistaken," he told BBC Sport.
"He is not the sort of person who will shy away from making the most difficult and drastic decisions he might have to,"
