8 h. ago Mikel Arteta excited by ‘big summer’ after Andrea Berta’s arrival at Arsenal

Striker believed to be main transfer objective Arsenal hope to extend Saka and Saliba contracts Mikel Arteta is looking forward to “a big summer” working with Arsenal’s new sporting director, Andrea Berta, as the club attempt to strengthen their squad to sustain another Premier League title push next season.Arsenal go into Tuesday night’s meeting with Fulham trailing the leaders, Liverpool, by 12 points with nine games to play and look destined to finish as runners up for a third straight campaign. But after the arrival of Berta – the former Atlético Madrid sporting director who has replaced Edu – Arsenal are expected to step up their search for additions, with a striker believed to be the main objective. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Arsenal target Matheus Cunha forced into embarrassing climbdown on Wolves comments

Matheus Cunha suffered backlash from Wolves fans after declaring in an interview that he wants to leave the club just two months after signing a new contract amid links of a move to Arsenal

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18 h. ago Arsenal: Mikel Arteta drops exciting new transfer hint as huge summer window beckons

Signing an elite striker is top of the Gunners’ to-do list under new sporting director Andrea Berta

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18 h. ago Mikel Arteta makes Arsenal transfer promise to propel Gunners to trophies next term

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has welcomed the appointment of a new sporting director and will be in the transfer market for big-name players in the summer

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25 h. ago Partick Thistle set to reveal sporting director as Brian Graham and Mark Wilson given promotion shot

Interim bosses will remain in charge until the end of the season with the play-offs firmly within their grasp.

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26 h. ago Who is Andrea Berta? Arsenal’s new sporting director who worked miracles at Atletico Madrid

Berta arrives at the Emirates with a phenomenal track record in the transfer market

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26 h. ago Arsenal chief Andrea Berta's blocking of two transfers shows character they're getting

Andrea Berta was officially announced as Arsenal's new sporting director on Sunday, and it's fair to say that Gunners supporters are pretty excited about his arrival

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27 h. ago Marco Rose failed to take bull by the horns in Klopp’s shadow at Leipzig | Andy Brassell

Manager’s fate was sealed by former club Gladbach as Red Bull hierarchy act to rescue season with top-four finishIt was fitting that it happened here, and how Marco Rose himself must have felt the inevitable creep of irony as the afternoon went on, and as the end result trundled into view in Mönchengladbach. He had plenty of time to acquaint himself with the possibility during a second half in which RB Leipzig rarely looked like scoring. If the game was still going on now, their vaunted collection of attacking players might still be looking for the breakthrough.There had been a handful of other occasions during the season when Rose must have suspected he would become what he is now: the ex-coach of RB Leipzig. “We believed in our cooperation with Marco and his team for a very long time,” the club’s managing director for sport, Marcel Schäfer said. “We tried everything until the very end to turn things around together.” Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Mikel Arteta predicts 'twist' to Arsenal transfer business after Andrea Berta arrival

Berta’s arrival as Arsenal’s new sporting director was made official on Sunday

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31 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: Gunners' first signing under new sporting director 'confirmed'

Arsenal in need of a new striker if they want Premier League glory - and their new sporting director will be tasked with delivering one to north London

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32 h. ago Arsenal's two big concerns over Alexander Isak transfer as three

Newcastle striker Alexander Isak has emerged as a transfer target for Arsenal but the Gunners could be forced to look elsewhere in their search for a new frontman

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32 h. ago Mikel Arteta identifies Alexander Isak alternative but Arsenal must fork out £66m

Mikel Arteta could well add a striker to his Arsenal squad over the summer but his latest target is expected to command a fee in the region of what Arsenal paid for Kai Havertz

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33 h. ago Josh Kroenke explains why Arsenal hired Andrea Berta with nod to Gunners' transfer plans

Arsenal co-chair Josh Kroenke has been speaking about the club's decision to hire Andrea Berta as their new sporting director following an extensive search to fill the role

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34 h. ago Football news: Arsenal transfer target confirms exit as Mo Salah shares cryptic update

Liverpool and Arsenal will resume their battle for the Premier League title in the final weeks of the season as the other 18 clubs in the league also fight to achieve their goals

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36 h. ago Arsenal news: Gunners target hints at exit as new transfer chief identifies three signings

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal face a home game against Fulham to kick-start their Premier League season after the international break - and there's still plenty to play for as they look to keep their faint title hopes alive and progress in Europe

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42 h. ago Arsenal step up Viktor Gyokeres chase with two preferred targets proving problematic

Arsenal are looking to sign a new striker in the summer and Andrea Berta, who has replaced Edu as the Gunners' sporting director, is said to be a big fan of Viktor Gyokeres

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45 h. ago Arsenal targets expressed same Mikel Arteta concern as Gunners appoint new sporting director

Arsenal have finally ended their four-month search for a new sporting director after appointing Andrea Berta, but before his arrival there was reportedly concern from other candidates that they wouldn't be given enough power

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51 h. ago New Arsenal transfer chief Andrea Berta signed Ballon d'Or winner for just £16.5m

New Arsenal chief Andrea Berta spent 12 years with Atletico Madrid and oversaw some of the Spanish club's best signings of the Diego Simeone era as sporting director

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51 h. ago Jamie O'Hara, 38, is engaged! Former footballer proposes to girlfriend Keziah Grubb, 32, as he pops the question on a romantic getaway

The sporting star, 38, and the director of a UK recruitment group, 32, looked very much in love as he shared an album of snaps to commemorate the moment to Instagram on Saturday.

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51 h. ago Arsenal confirm appointment of former Atletico Madrid transfer guru Andrea Berta as their new sporting director after Edu's departure

Berta became the leading candidate to replace Edu after the Brazilian resigned to take up a position in the network of clubs headed by Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis.

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