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Director Andrea Berta, who showed a great eye for finding players at Atletico Madrid, will enter the English Premier League (EPL).
David Onstein, a reporter for The Athletic, a global sports media outlet with the best credibility in the European soccer transfer market, reported on the 9th (Korea time) that `Verda has agreed to become Arsenal's new sports director.'
Onstein left the team in January after playing for Atletico Madrid for more than a decade. It was one of the options considered by Arsenal as a replacement for Edu Gaspar. Bertha put Arsenal's chances ahead of other teams. Arsenal have also decided to appoint Bertha, and the contract is being finalized.
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Bertha, who is known to have been a banker, has developed her abilities through Parma and Genoa on the Italian stage. In 2013, he was appointed technical director of Atletico and began to gain recognition for his scouting ability on the European stage.
Bertha, who played for Atletico from 2013 to January 2025, has splendid players recruited by Atletico during the period. Starting with Atletico's 『Living Legends" Antoine Griezmann, Rodri, Luis Suárez, Jan Oblak, Diego Costa, Fernando Llorente, Kieran Trippier, Stefan Savic, Rodrigo DePaul, Conor Gallagher, Matheus Cunha and Julian Alvarez have made huge acquisitions.
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Arsenal had been operating under Jason Aito since director Edu Gaspar left the team in November last year, accepting an offer from Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis. In order to come up with a replacement, the team's leadership began the process of reviewing candidates. In addition to Bertha, Dan Asworthy, who worked as Newcastle and Manchester United recruitment manager, and Real Sociedad director Roberto Olave were also mentioned. Among them, Bertha is a finalist and seems to have succeeded in reaching an agreement with Arsenal.
Arsenal expect Bertha, who led Atletico's golden years with manager Diego Simeone, to have a more positive impact on their challenge to win the next season. Under Bertha, Atletico won two La Liga titles, two Europa League titles, and two European Champions League runners-up despite outstanding competitors such as Real Madrid and Barcelona.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
