ARSENAL STRUCTURE CLUB AROUND A KING (AGAIN)

Well, my friends, if you’ve been following my Berta commentary and wondering why I’ve been so negative about his hire… The Athletic story dropped and confirmed it all.

Berta will not sit above Arteta.

His hire was heavily influenced by the manager.

The other big names we spoke to didn’t want to walk into a weird power structure that put them behind Arteta.

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The job of the Sporting Director is to put Arteta’s ideas into action.

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