Andrea Berta is set to become Arsenal’s new sporting director after reaching an agreement with the club. His appointment will mark a major shift in the Gunners’ recruitment strategy as they

Arsenal are close to appointing Andrea Berta as their new sporting director, a source has told ESPN. The Gunners have been conducting a detailed process to identify a successor to Edu, who resigned from his position in November and has been on a six-month period of gardening leave since.

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