REVEALED: Arsenal are plotting deals for head of recruitment and technical directors’ positions

Following head of recruitment Sven Mislintat’s announcement about leaving Arsenal, the club have started their search of new specialist for vacant positions. Earlier it has been reported that Bayern Munich want to sign Sven Mislintat and believe they can reach a deal for him before the start of the summer transfer window, according to the Independent. Arsenal official website has announced that Sven will be leaving the club on February 8, 2019. Following the recent events, BBC’s David Ornstein has provided reliable updates on Arsenal shopping list. Late on Monday night, Ornstein revealed his insight into Arsenal’s targets in the January window, plus how the Gunners are planning to fill the void left by Sven Mislintat’s exit from the club. In a short update from Ornstein, Arsenal fans were told that “Francis Cagigao tipped by many to succeed Mislintat as (head of recruitment) with Monchi among names for (technical director) (no timescale).” https://twitter.com/MrArsenicTM/status/1087405451325652992 Who is Francis Cagigao? Cagigao has been working as a scout for Arsenal in Iberia for the past 20 years. Cagigao is credited with having discovered Cesc Fabregas. As for Monchi, he’s made a name for himself at AS Roma as one of the most influential figures in the football transfer market. He carries a reputation of finding cheap buys who become superstars.

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