Mikel Arteta has announced his retirement from professional football and will now consider a future in coaching.

Arteta has offers from Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur to take his first steps as a coach and he said that Arsenal – his club of the past five years – had “left the door very open”. Arteta added: “I may have to make a decision.”

Arteta made a final appearance for Arsenal in the 88th minute and hit the crossbar on a shot on goal.

Arteta was asked whether his decision to retire was definitive. “I am going to leave myself one per cent [to continue playing] because, in football, one per cent is a lot and things can twist very quickly,” he said. “But I have different options now to be related to football, which I am very grateful for.

“It is very unusual to have opportunities at this level. That has made me think it was probably time and the way I have been watching football in the last few months – or, probably, over a year – it was not as a player, it was more as a coach. Then, you have to think about it.”

Arteta has had significant injury issues during his time with Arsenal.