Under the head of football there were too many questionable transfer moves and that needs to change quickly
Arsenal’s summer cull continues with its highest-profile casualty yet. Raul Sanllehi finds himself faced with an extended holiday and the club are left to shapeshift once again, hoping their latest attempt to land upon an effective, competent executive operation for the post-Wenger era bears fruit.
It is no surprise to see Sanllehi depart. There are no two ways about it: since his arrival in November 2017, initially as head of football relations before the latter word was cut 10 months later, Arsenal’s standing has deteriorated considerably. Nobody would dream of laying that entirely at the Spaniard’s door, because the roots of decline had set in long before he was appointed. The Kroenkes bear ultimate responsibility for several botched attempts to reverse that direction of travel but it is significant that they have chosen to take action now.
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