Dick Law stands down as Arsenal transfer negotiator as under-fire boss Arsene Wenger loses close ally

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Arsenal will lose transfer negotiator Dick Law at the end of the month as he has decided to step down from his role at the club.

The matter has been handled amicably and will allow Law to return home to the United States for family reasons.

Law is a close ally of Gunners boss Arsene Wenger and has been working in the transfers department at Arsenal for the past eight years.

Dick Law (centre) is leaving his role as Arsenal transfer negotiator after eight years in the job

Law is a close ally of manager Arsene Wenger but he wants to return to the United States

The club appointed Huss Fahmy, formerly of cycling outfit Team Sky, in June to work alongside Law - chiefly on player contracts.

It is understood that a decision has yet to be taken on whether Fahmy will now fulfil the role in Law's absence or if the club will look to recruit a direct replacement.

While Wenger has come in for criticism following a transfer window that left many Arsenal fans disappointed, even though they broke their transfer record to recruit Alexandre Lacazette, Law has also faced condemnation.

American Law helped Arsenal sign Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona back in the summer of 2014

Arsenal's only other new addition alongside France striker Lacazette was the free signing of defender Sead Kolasinac.

The club hung on to Alexis Sanchez despite late bids from Manchester City as a deal to replace the Chilean with Monaco's Thomas Lemar broke down.

But they still sold Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Premier League rivals Liverpool and cleared out plenty of other fringe players.

It has also been reported that chief executive Ivan Gazidis has opted to take an office at Arsenal's London Colney training base. 

Law was involved in a mass clear-out this summer, which saw Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain leave