Arsenal set to bring Granada sporting director Javier Alonso to club

Arsenal are set to full a deal to bring Granada sporting director Javier Alonso to the club.

The Athletic reported on June 30 that Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta was eager to add Alonso, 37, to the north London facet’s setup. This comes after Arsenal already appointed former Napoli head of scouting Maurizio Michele.

Granada, who completed 14th in Spain’s second tier final season, hoped to retain Alonso. The Spaniard handed in his resignation on Tuesday and is now set to full a transfer to the Premier League champions, with it being anticipated that he’ll start working with the club subsequent week.

Alonso, who will work alongside Michele, will be a part of Berta’s crew and assist the scouting division.  As reported in The Athletic’s Transfer DealSheet, Berta and Alonso labored collectively at Atletico Madrid between 2016 and 2024.

Arsenal gained the Premier League for the primary time in 22 years final season, additionally reaching the Champions League remaining, and have appeared to make a number of strikes to construct on that success. 

The Athletic reported on June 26 that the club had held talks with Pascal De Maesschalck over the club’s vacant academy supervisor place. The 52-year-old Belgian is at present a part of the BlueCo multi-club community as Strasbourg’s technical director.

The Athletic reported on June 9 that the Premier League champions are set to appoint former Olympic sprinter Arnaldo Abrantes as head physician following his departure from Aston Villa. Abrantes will substitute Zafar Iqbal within the position.

Josh Kroenke, Arsenal’s co-chairman, instructed NBC in May: “The business never stops. Right now, there are already other teams who are trying to strengthen and come at us for next season.

“We need to be aware of that. We’ve already had a few different conversations about different areas where we think we can improve on and off the pitch. I am looking forward to getting that going this summer.”