Arsenal have offered Jorginho a new contract and the midfielder is expected to sign it.
Jorginho joined the club from Chelsea for £12million ($14.8m) in January 2023, signing an 18-month deal with the option of a further year.
The 32-year-old has been a crucial squad member for Mikel Arteta since his arrival and has played 35 times in all competitions for Arsenal this season.
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The future of fellow defensive midfielder Thomas Partey — whose terms expire in June 2025 — remains unclear but the Ghana international has returned to fitness recently after several months out with a hamstring injury and played a key role in victories over Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur last week.
Meanwhile, Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar and his assistant, Jason Ayto, visited Saudi Arabia last week on what is being described as a meet-and-greet trip, which focused on getting to know relevant Saudi Pro League (SPL) personnel and processes rather than discussing individual players and potential deals.
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Arteta, meanwhile, has been effusive in his praise of Jorginho in recent months. Following Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Liverpool in February, Arteta said: “For all the kids at the club, if you want to look at somebody, just look at him.
“He’s won everything but you ask him not to play or play one minute last week he’s happy to go there. Ask him to play 90 minutes at that rhythm and he’s able to do that. I’m really lucky to have players like this.
“It’s a game that I had in my mind. I was imagining how much we were going to need him. He’s a really intelligent player, his biggest quality is that he makes the people around him better. He connects everybody. I think he was man of the match.”
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Inside the mind of Jorginho, still relevant and thriving against the odds
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