Mikel Arteta, Manchester City's coach, may move back to the Arsenal camp soon.
This comes after Arsenal held talks with City over his availability.
"He will not be stopped, if he decided to leave," said City's manager, Pep Guardiola.
Mikel has been a part of City's coaching team since July 2016 after retiring in the same year.
Meanwhile, Everton, who have been without a permanent manager since December 6, have also shown an interest in the former Arsenal midfielder.
Masood leads from the front as Pakistan make sloppy South Africa pay
Pakistan captain Shan Masood scored 87 as the hosts reached 259 for five at the close of play on day one of the second test against a wasteful South Africa, who were poor in the field but kept in the contest by fine bowling in Rawalpindi on Monday.
Dubai Basketball achieves ABA League home win against newcomers
Dubai Basketball continued its impressive start to the season, extending their unbeaten run in the ABA League with a hard-fought 81-77 victory over one of the league’s newest addition, Romanian side U-BT Cluj-Napoca at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
Verstappen's flawless US Grand Prix win tightens F1 title race
Red Bull's Max Verstappen dominated the US Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday, leading every lap to take another significant chunk out of Oscar Piastri's Formula One championship lead on a perfect weekend in Texas.
Morocco win U-20 World Cup after beating Argentina in final
Morocco became the first Arab nation to win the under-20 World Cup after beating Argentina 2-0 in the final in Santiago on Sunday.
Former All-Pro RB Doug Martin dead at 36
Former NFL All-Pro running back and Boise State star Doug Martin has passed away at the age of 36, his family said in a statement on Sunday, with the cause of death "currently unconfirmed".
