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The overhaul of Arsenal's recruiting structure is likely to speed up after the departure of head of recruitment, Sven Mislintat.
The Gunners confirmed that Mislintat, who left Borussia Dortmund in December 2017, would leave the club on 8 February.
His departure has been discussed for several weeks while Bayern Munich would be interested in the return of Mislintat in the Bundesliga, while it would have been disturbed by a recent change of direction in North London.
After the departure of his coach Arsene Wenger this summer, Ivan Gazidis left Arsenal to become general manager of Milan earlier this season, while a change behind the scenes sees Raul Sanllehi promoted to the post of director of football while 39, he plans to introduce a new technical team. director.
Mislintat had been badociated with this role in November, but Arsenal insisted that this would not be the case, and since then speculation about his departure has intensified before the announcement today. ; hui.
And now, Arsenal should go ahead with these projects, with several former Arsenal players among those mentioned as contenders for this role.
Below, we look at the former Gunners who could make a come back to the club to become the new technical director.
Edu
The Brazilian has been strongly linked to the new role in recent weeks.
The 40-year-old former midfielder, who played for Arsenal between 2001 and 2005 and was part of the Invincibles team in 2004, is currently the technical director of Brazil's national team.
After retiring from football, he was previously director of football at Corinthians. He also badisted Carlos Queiroz with the Iranian national team at the 2014 World Cup.
Information has been reported in Brazil that contacts have been made in an attempt to bring Edu back to the club, but the Brazilian Football Federation is reputed to be reluctant to lose him, and it is unclear whether he would be willing to accept such a role. . .
Marc Overmars
According to recent information, former Arsenal winger Marc Overmars is also a serious candidate for the post of technical director.
Aged 45, he has been director of football at Ajax for almost seven years and is responsible for the development of young Dutch talents, such as Frenkie de Jong, Matthijs de Ligt and Justin Kluivert. the recruitment of personalities such as Christian Eriksen, Toby Alderweireld and Davinson Sanchez, who have since moved to Tottenham.
Overmars was a key member of the Arsenal team that had won the double in 1998, and it is understood that it would be a popular choice to return to North London.
The Mirror reported this weekend that a return to Arsenal was possible, in a role similar to the one he now holds in Amsterdam.
Tony Adams
The former Arsenal defender remains a legend of the club after ranking him captain over the last three decades.
He has won four world champion titles with the Gunners, as well as three FA Cups, two League Cups and the Cup Winners Cup.
Since he retired, he has joined the management, including Wycombe Wanderers, Portsmouth, Gabala, Azerbaijan and Granada, Spain.
He has not run a club since 2017, while he was recently confirmed that he will be named 29th president of the Rugby Football League this summer.
But would a return to Arsenal tempt him to return to football?
He himself said that he would jump on the opportunity to return to Arsenal.
Dennis Bergkamp
A legend in his playing career, Bergkamp played for Arsenal after joining in 1995.
He helped the club win three Premier League and four FA Cup titles, before retiring in 2006 after the Champions League final.
He first chose not to follow the path of coaching, before becoming a trainee in Ajax in 2008, before becoming Johan Neeskens' badistant for Team B of the Netherlands later in the year.
He then returned to Ajax as a coach, working with youth teams, before becoming badistant to Frank de Boer in 2011.
After the arrival of Peter Bosz as head coach in 2017, he played the role of helping young players to join the first team. a position he held until he and his colleague, Hennie Spijkerman, were dismissed in December 2017.
This decision was made by Bergkamp's former teammate, Overmars, and managing director Edwin van der Sar after a difficult start to the season.
After leaving Ajax, Arsenal fans have called for the return of the Dutchman to the club, although this has not been the case, Mislintat having just arrived at the club.
But with the departure of Mislintat and Arsenal in search of a technical director, is the moment well chosen this time around?
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