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Arsenal stance on sporting director amid Dan Ashworth links
Arsenal are still searching for a new sporting director following Edu Gaspar’s exit in early November, with questions over which name could soon be in charge of transfers.
Plenty of different links have appeared, though the latest of those appears to be Dan Ashworth, who recently left Manchester United after just five months in the job at Old Trafford.
With those rumours flying around, the stance of the club is relatively clear now, setting up an interesting race for the top job.
According to ESPN, Ashworth has caught the eye of Arsenal, but the club is in no rush to make a decision on their next appointment.
It leaves plenty of speculation surrounding the next sporting director at the club in the weeks and months ahead.
Read more on Arsenal sporting director chase, here.
Mikel Arteta responds to Arsenal transfer rumour
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was quizzed on a possible transfer for the January transfer window, with less than a few weeks until the market opens.
The Gunners have been heavily linked with a striker for the window, one that may be the difference between winning the league or missing out.
While a move into the club may be touted, it’s a switch out that has been discussed, with Gabriel Jesus a name occurring a few times over an exit.
Arteta was asked about it by the press ahead of the Monaco game, where he was blunt and short in his response.
“No, nonsense,” he said in response to reports of a possible exit for the Brazilian, who has been struggling for goals.
Read more on Arsenal transfer update, here.
Mikel Arteta gives Arsenal injury update
Heading into the clash with AS Monaco on Wednesday night, Arsenal have a few injury concerns they will have to address.
As many as seven players could be absent, with the vast majority of those coming in the defensive third of the pitch.
With so many doubts, Arteta gave an update to the press about the state of his squad going into the match.
He said: “We have to manage a lot of the players, some of them are not gonna be fit to be able to play tomorrow, some are still a doubt.
“We still have 24 hours to make those decisions and hopefully the right ones.”
Read more on Arsenal injury updates, here.
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