Mikel Arteta has revealed that he had a hand in persuading David Moyes to take the Real Sociedad job.
The former Everton and Manchester United boss was named new boss of the Spanish side earlier this week and will be unveiled on Thursday afternoon.
And, Arteta, who knows Moyes well after their days together at Everton, says he did his best to persuade the 51-year-old to take the role.
“I gave him my opinion about la Real,” he told Cadena SER. “He’s a coach that likes to tighten the reigns, he’ll do well with the group. He demands a lot and works hard, he’s not what you’d call a ‘typical’ English manager that sits on the bench.
“He analyses a lot and he has a clear idea of how he wants his team to play.
“There are things (like the language barrier or knowledge of Spanish football) that could have an adverse effect, but when he made the decision to come to Real Sociedad over the other offers he had, it’s because he sees their potential moving forward.”