Arsenal considered Tottenham’s former head of recruitment for technical director role

Arsenal considered Tottenham’s former head of recruitment for technical director role
Former Tottenham head of recruitment Paul Mitchell was under consideration for the vacant technical director role at Arsenal.Mitchell made a name for himself at Southampton, playing a part in the club’s promotion to the Premier League in 2012.1

Monchi rejected the Gunners

The former MK Dons defender then followed Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham in 2014 and engineered the signing of players such as Dele Alli, Kieran Trippier and Toby Alderweireld.He now plies his trade at Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, helping to produce their young talent and recruit players, but it is understood the Gunners have terminated their interest.Arsenal were left disappointed when Monchi, who left a similar role at Roma two weeks ago, rejected their three-year offer in favour of a second spell at Sevilla. I thank Arsenal for their interest, Monchi said.It has been the club that has shown the most interest in me but, in the end, I evaluated all of the offers I had on the table and I chose the one that convinced me most.I had other options, and very important ones that were flashier, but Ive chosen Seville because its sporting project convinced me.

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“Many people outside of Seville have told me that Ive made the wrong choice, that sequels are never good. Ive evaluated all of this.Another target, former player and Ajax director of football Marc Overmars, yesterday signed a new contract with the Dutch club, keeping him there until at least 2024.According to The Times, Arsenal are running out of time to appoint a technical director and may look internally for someone to fill the role.The summer transfer window is fast approaching, and the newspaper suggests Steve Morrow, the club’s head of youth scouting, has emerged as a potential candidate for the role.

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