Arsenal have announced that they have hired former Premier League winner Gabriel Heinze to join Mikel Arteta’s coaching staff for next season.Heinze brings a wealth of experience with him to the

Arsenal have confirmed the appointment of former Manchester United and Argentina defender Gabriel Heinze to Mikel Arteta 's coaching ranks. The 47-year-old has stepped into the void left by Carlos Cuesta - a man 18 years his junior - who departed to become head coach of Serie A side Parma earlier this summer.

Arsenal only named a 22-man squad in the Premier League last season, with Mikel Arteta operating with a smaller number of players. That may well have cost them in the race for the title, however, with a number of injuries hitting them hard in the second half of the campaign.