Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been looking to add to his backroom staff after assistant coach Carlos Cuesta became Parma’s head coach earlier this summer. Arteta has known Heinze since he was a teenager at Paris Saint-Germain, where the pair played together over a decade ago.

Mikel Arteta is set to add to his coaching staff with the appointment of a Premier League-winning star following Carlos Cuesta's departure.

Mikel Arteta and Arsenal have made moves off the pitch, with the Spaniard adding ex-team-mate and a former Man Utd player to his coaching staff.