Berta became available in January after more than a decade at Atletico Madrid — where he was central to the Spanish team’s progress.

Thursday’s reports claim that Andrea Berta is set to become the new sporting director at Arsenal following a 12-year spell with Atletico Madrid. Here is everything you need to know about the Italian executive and his career to date.

Arsenal are closing in on the appointment of former Atletico Madrid sporting director Andrea Berta and we’ve checked out his track record when it comes to signing strikers. It’s no secret that the Gunners will be chasing a new number nine over the summer and it seems likely that it’ll be one of Berta’s top priorities if he is given the job.

Former Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere has spoken about the Gunners potentially hiring Andrea Berta as their new sporting director. Aliadiere seems to think the Atletico Madrid chief will be making the move to take over from Edu at the Emirates Stadium,

Andrea Berta has been tipped to use his Atletico Madrid connections to sign a proven Premier League forward for Arsenal this summer. The Gunners are hopeful of confirming Edu’s successor and appointing a new sporting director later this month.