Arsenal’s hunt for a new Technical Director goes on and a few names are starting to come to the fore after Marc Overmars signed a new deal at Ajax and Monchi moved to Sevilla.

Olympique de Marseille's spanish sport manager Andoni Zubizarreta poses upon arrival at the 2018 Ballon d'Or award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris on December 3, 2018. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
Olympique de Marseille’s spanish sport manager Andoni Zubizarreta poses upon arrival at the 2018 Ballon d’Or award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris on December 3, 2018. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Over the past few days, we’ve seen Roberto Fernandez and Andoni Zubizarreta both linked and according to Maxifoot in France, Arsenal are ‘threatening’ to take him away from Marseille where he is under contract until 2021.

“The sports director Andoni Zubizarreta has become an important member of the project of Olympique de Marseille,” they write. “But the Spaniard could have a great opportunity with an interest from Arsenal for his services.”

Olympique de Marseille's newly recruited Italian forward Mario Balotelli (C) poses with his new jersey flanked by the club's president Jacques Henry Eyraud (R) and sport director Andoni Zubizareta (L) on January 23, 2019 at the Robert-Louis Dreyfus stadium in the southern port city of Marseille. (Photo by Boris HORVAT / AFP)
Olympique de Marseille’s newly recruited Italian forward Mario Balotelli (C) poses with his new jersey flanked by the club’s president Jacques Henry Eyraud (R) and sport director Andoni Zubizareta (L) on January 23, 2019 at the Robert-Louis Dreyfus stadium in the southern port city of Marseille. (Photo by Boris HORVAT / AFP)

Zubizarreta, a former goalkeeper who played for Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona and Valencia, was once the most capped player in Spain’s history. He also represented them at four World Cups and three Euros.

BARCELONA, SPAIN - AUGUST 19: (L-R) FC Barcelona Sport Director Andoni Zubizarreta and Luis Suarez of FC Barcelona pose for the media during a press conference as part of his presentation as new FC Barcelona player at Camp Nou on August 19, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 19: (L-R) FC Barcelona Sport Director Andoni Zubizarreta and Luis Suarez of FC Barcelona pose for the media during a press conference as part of his presentation as new FC Barcelona player at Camp Nou on August 19, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

He was named as Barcelona’s Director of Football in 2010 but was sacked in 2015 before signing with Marseille towards the end of 2016.

Since his arrival, the Ligue 1 side have signed 20 players including Dimitri Payet (£18m), Valere Fermain (£7.2m), Florian Thauvin (£45m), Morgan Sanson (£22.5m), and Mario Balotelli (£18m).

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