{
  "id": 15161863,
  "title": "Arteta told Arsenal job cuts will help create success",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/arteta-told-arsenal-job-cuts-will-help-create-success",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T09:06:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/arteta-told-arsenal-job-cuts-will-help-create-success/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that the club's decision to cut 60 jobs was made in an effort to achieve their desired level of success. Chief executive Richard Garlick informed staff this week that the workforce would be reduced across various departments, affecting up to 7% of the 871 permanent employees. However, the cuts will not impact coaching or performance staff for both men's and women's teams, as well as roles in the Arsenal Foundation, Arsenal in the Community, and security staff. The workforce review had already been ongoing before Arsenal's Premier League triumph last season. Arteta, who signed a new four-year contract worth £15m annually plus £5m in bonuses, was initially hesitant to comment on the redundancies at a press conference but ultimately explained that these decisions were necessary to realign resources and drive progress.",
  "summary": "Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he was told the club’s decision to cut 60 jobs had been made to “achieve the success we want to create”. Gunners chief executive Richard Garlick informed staff this week that Arsenal’s workforce would be reduced across a number of departments. The cuts are set to affect up to seven […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Mikel Arteta explains William Saliba’s omission from Arsenal’s 2026/27 squad photo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/mikel-arteta-explains-william-salibas-omission-from-arsenals-2026-27",
        "published": "2026-10-16T13:20:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Arteta told Arsenal job cuts will help create success",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/arteta-told-arsenal-job-cuts-will-help-create-success",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:31:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}