The Emirates Stadium shows a slogan "Arteta s dismissal"! Arsenal fans are angry, and signings are the fuse

Mikel Arteta is facing strong opposition from some Arsenal fans - graffiti of "ArtetaOut" appears on the club-related murals around the Emirates Stadium. Fans’ dissatisfaction stems from the controversy over the team’s transfer operations this summer and the five-year championship drought (although the investment is huge, they have always missed the trophy).

Arsenal is approaching a deal to sign Noni Marduk from Chelsea, which has become the direct reason for igniting fans' anger. The winger, who scored 11 goals last season, has become a marginal figure at Stamford Bridge, but Arsenal fans' evaluation of him is seriously polarized:

Opponents believe that missing Nicho Williams and switching to Marduk is a manifestation of "lack of ambition". A fan initiated a petition of "#NOTOMADUEKE" and collected more than 4,000 signatures in just three days of online launch on Change.org. The initiator bluntly said: "We are only one step away from success, but we have been regressing continuously in the transfer window. Goals like Marduk and Victor Yorkecres are not worthy of Arsenal. The club should show their ambitions to repay the fans' support for 20 years."

supporters believe that the 22-year-old Marduk still has potential, and the quotation of £52 million is relatively reasonable, which can fill the depth of the wing.

It is worth noting that the anger of the fans is not only targeting the targets of the recruitment, but also directly pointing to Arteta's coaching results: although he led the team to win the Premier League runner-up for three consecutive years and signed Declan Rice and Martin Ode, some of the recruits (such as Kay Havertz) performed less than expected, and no championship was recorded since the 2020 FA Cup, which gradually exhausted patience. After the graffiti on the Emirates Stadium was exposed, the debate on social media became fierce: protesters said: "The pressure must continue to be put in place, and Arsenal needs to fire Arteta!" Supporters retorted: "This is outrageous, and sometimes I feel embarrassed that I am a gun fan." Some people also questioned that the graffiti was "a provocation of hostile fans."

Arteta is still supported by most fans, after all, he took over and brought the team back from the trough to the championship. But it is undeniable that the disputes in transfer strategies (such as the Jokic negotiation deadlock and Marduk's cost-effectiveness dispute) are eroding this trust - Christian Nogo, Martin Zubimendi, and Kepa Arizabalaga (another Chelsea old player after Jorginho and Havertz) have been signed this summer, but the delay in the forward core signing and the controversy in targets have made fans unable to see a clear path to "end the championship drought".

Since winning the FA Cup in 2020, Arsenal has invested more than 400 million pounds in the transfer market, but has always missed important trophies such as the Premier League and the Champions League. The "tragedy" of finishing second in three consecutive seasons has made fans tired of the cycle of "only one step away". The Marduk transfer dispute this time is regarded as a symbol of "satisfaction with mediocrity" - compared with Manchester City and Liverpool's courage to sign, Arsenal's operations were criticized for "lack of determination to compete for the championship."

Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca has recently stated: "Unhappy players can leave the team." This seems to give the green light to Marduk's transfer, but Arsenal fans are more concerned about: Can this deal allow the team to break through the bottleneck? If there is still no championship in the new season, Arteta's coaching position may face a more severe test.