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Incoming Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta is keen on finalising contract extensions for Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba.

Berta is a connections guy, a deals guy. His work, particularly at Atletico Madrid, is central to his reputation. He brings a brash confidence, a new outlook and his own way of doing things. He appears to be more from the Raul Sanllehi school than the Edu one.

Jason Ayto, who is Arsenal’s assistant sporting director, had stepped up to be the interim sporting director after Edu left. It remains to be seen what his future holds, but the club are known to be big fans of him and he was candidate to replace Edu.

Arsenal's incoming sporting director spent 12 years at Atletico Madrid — here, The Athletic looks at Berta's career so

The Gunner team has a star player on their agenda who previously played for the mattress team.

Arsenal are reportedly eyeing up Wolves forward Matheus Cunha for this summer, with the Brazilian emerging as a top target for Andrea Berta.It was recently reported by the Athletic’s David Ornstein

Arsenal are set to appoint former Atletico Madrid chief Andrea Berta as their new sporting director. The Gunners have been searching for a successor to Edu, who recently left the club he re-joined in 2019.