As Arsenal continue to progress towards yet another consistent Premier League season, sporting director Andrea Berta has reportedly started working behind the scenes. Berta is gradually building towards multiple contract renewals. The most significant among the renewals is the contract renewal of Jurrien Timber. Jurrien Timber is slowly earning a great reputation as a full-back. Former Manchester United player and Premier League legend Gary Neville has hailed Timber as the best full-back in the league. As Jurrien Timber continues to grow as a player, a new contract at Arsenal is only going to boost his career.
Jurrien Timber’s time at Arsenal
Jurrien Timber made the move to North London from Ajax in 2023. He had some great moments as an Ajax player. He was an aggressive defender, making crucial contributions to Ajax’s 4-3-3 system. Timber also excelled in Ajax’s league title win in 2021. The Dutch full-back made his move to Arsenal amidst great expectations. However, in his first season at the club, he suffered an ACL injury. The injury kept him out for the majority of the season.
Timber managed to play just 2 Premier League games throughout the season. It was such a shame that a high-prospect signing was sidelined for a complete season. Despite the derailing setback in his first season, Timber managed to come back exceptionally in his second season at Arsenal. He came up clutch consistently for Arsenal, playing 48 games in the 2024/25 season. He also scored twice and assisted four times in that season. Furthermore, he earned the reputation of being a household name amongst the Arsenal faithful. With multiple quality performances and consistent game time, Timber became a mainstay for the Gunners.
Timber’s contract discussions
Currently, Jurrien Timber has exceeded expectations brilliantly. Arsenal now sit comfortably on top of the Premier League table. Not to forget, the North London club is also leading the race in the Champions League. It would be a crime to not credit Jurrien Timber for Arsenal’s astronomical success this season. Yes, the attackers and center-backs have done their jobs exceptionally well. But Jurrien Timber, from right-back, has been extremely instrumental in Arsenal doing well as well.
He already has scored thrice this season, notably once in the Champions League. The Champions League is probably the most difficult stage to perform in for any player. And Timber has effortlessly done exceedingly well in that competition. With him having such a great season for the Gunners, a new contract was always around the corner. Andrea Berta has exactly done that, with Timber very close to agreeing on a contract extension with Arsenal.
Fans jubilant
The Arsenal fans have always had severe optimism, irrespective of their form on the pitch. Heavily loyal and always backing their team and manager, they’ve had to endure some difficult moments over the years. Arsenal missed out on the Premier League thrice as they finished runners-up consecutively for three seasons. So they will be desperate for the League title this season. As they are on course for that elusive title win, securing the futures of some of their star players will be first priority.
Other than Jurrien Timber, Andrea Berta is also eyeing the renewal of multiple other star players’ contracts. Some of those names include Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Ethan Nwaneri, and Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Arsenal’s future
If Andrea Berta and Arsenal manage to initiate contract renewals of all these stars, the future will indeed look very bright for the Gunners. The team is stacked with super-talents, and Mikel Arteta will look to capitalise on the form of these players.
Conclusion
Andrea Berta is doing his job really well. With contract renewals on the cards for key players, Arsenal are moving in the right direction. Now all eyes will be on Mikel Arteta to finally deliver silverware to North London.
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