Arsenal are set to complete a deal to bring Granada sporting director Javier Alonso, with Alonso handing in his resignation at his current club.
Mario Cortegana and James McNicholas report for The Athletic that Arsenal are set to complete a deal to appoint Javier Alonso of Granada to Andrea Berta’s transfer team.
The report adds that Alonso handed in his resignation on Tuesday, so he’s now set to move to Arsenal, with the expectation that he’ll begin working with the Gunners next week.
Alonso will help out with the scouting department alongside Maurizio Micheli, who joined the club earlier this year.
Matteo Moretto had broken the news last week that Alonso would leave Spanish Segunda Division club Granada CF to link up with Berta at Arsenal, having spent two-and-a-half years with his current club.
Alonso was previously the head of scouting at Atletico Madrid, where he would have worked alongside Berta.
The 42-year-old also spent time in youth coaching with Sporting de Gijon and worked as a scout for Sassuolo before his five years with Atletico.
With James Ellis leaving his role as technical director earlier this year, it was somewhat inevitable there would be changes this summer.
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