Ivan Gazidis steps up to Arsenal transfer role following Dick Law's departure
- Ivan Gazidis is set to take on a more direct role in Arsenal's transfer activity
- He is in pole position to replace the club's negotiator, Dick Law, who's leaving
- Gazidis bore the brunt of criticism for Arsenal's unsatisfactory transfer window
- But now has moved to their London Colney training ground to work regularly
Ivan Gazidis is expected to take a more direct role in Arsenal’s transfer negotiations now that Dick Law, the club’s negotiator, is leaving – but it seems inevitable Arsenal will eventually appoint a Director of Football.
The Arsenal chief executive, who bore the brunt of criticism for what was viewed a chaotic and unsatisfactory transfer window, has moved his office to the London Colney training ground and is working there regularly for the first time since he joined the club in 2008, a further sign of the transition promised as the Arsene Wenger years draw to an end.
Gazidis, Law, Wenger and Jaeson Rosenfeld, the chief executive of Arsenal’s own statistics company, StatDNA, have previously made up what is effectively Arsenal’s transfer committee.
Ivan Gazidis is expected to start taking a more direct role in Arsenal’s transfer negotiations
Gazidis will replace Dick Law, the club’s current negotiator, (middle), who is leaving Arsenal
Huss Fahmy, the contact lawyer recruited from Team Sky in the summer, is not thought to be experienced enough in football to take on the role at the moment.
Law survived a summer shake up after Gazidis had promised the summer would be a ‘catalyst for change’ but is not renewing his deal with the club.
With Wenger’s time at the club likely to be in its final years the club appears to be moving to a model less dominated by the manager – though it may not be fully implemented until Wenger leaves.
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