Arsenal news: Borussia Dortmund insist Michael Zorc will not be joining Sven Mislinat at Arsenal
The German giants are adamant that their sporting director will not be joining him at Arsene Wenger's side in the Premier League
BORUSSIA DORTMUND insist Michael Zorc will NOT be joining Sven Mislintat at Arsenal.
Dortmund chief scout Mislintat will become the Gunners’ head of recruitment next month.
Sporting director Zorc was tipped to follow him to the Emirates to take up a similar role there.
But Dortmund’s communications chief Sascha Fligge said: “He will definitely stay.
“There were some rumours about him going too, but they were just rumours. He is staying.”
Mislintat, 45, is nicknamed ‘Diamond Eyes’ at Dortmund after spotting several stars for the club, including Mats Hummels Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Fligge said: “We would like to have kept him of course. He has been doing great scouting with Zorc.
“Sven helped improved the scouting at the club and made it more professional.
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“Because of what he achieved we decided to release him.”
Current chief scout Steve Rowley has stood down after 25 years' service and the Gunners have acted fast to bring in his replacement.
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Arsenal will pay Dortmund around £1.8million for the super scout.
Arsene Wenger added: "We are delighted that Sven is joining us. Identifying and developing talent is a core part of our philosophy and Sven has an outstanding track record over many years.
"We would like to thank Steve Rowley for all his hard work over many years for the club.
"He has been a key figure in our recruitment of so many top players and has travelled thousands and thousands of miles, watching hundreds of games for us during his time at the club. We wish him well for the future.”