Nacho Monreal deserves to extend his stay at Arsenal beyond this season, according to boss Unai Emery. Spain defender Monreal has started three Premier League matches under Emery, crucially scoring the equaliser to set up a maiden Arsenal win for the former Paris Saint-Germain coach as West Ham were beaten 3-1 last month. The 32-year-old confirmed this week that he is in talks with the Emirates Stadium hierarchy and Emery is keen to keep his countryman aboard. "First, I knew Nacho Monreal in Spain when he was playing in Osasuna and in Malaga," he told a news conference ahead of Saturday's trip to Newcastle United. "After six years here, I came and I know him as a new Nacho...
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