Arsenal are considering moving for club legend Dennis Bergkamp and former Rangers boss Mark Warburton for their vacant academy manager role, The Evening Standard reports.
What’s the word?
Arsenal are expected to make major changes behind the scenes this summer but the Gunners have been forced into action earlier than they would have perhaps anticipated, following Andries Jonker’s exit to join Wolfsburg this week.
Jonker’s ended his term as academy manager for the North London outfit to take the vacant managerial job at Wolfsburg, with Freddie Ljungberg following him to the Bundesliga side as a coach, and Arsenal are now seeking replacements.
According to The Evening Standard, Arsenal will look for an external appointment rather than promoting from within and there’s a number of recognisable names on their short-list.
Who’s being targeted?
Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp, who is currently working at Ajax, is one target and former Rangers boss Mark Warburton also has admirers in North London- although it remains to be seen whether he’d be prepared to take the role, having spent the last four years as a senior manager.
Barcelona coach Pep Segura, who has also worked with Liverpool, Olympiacos and AEK Athens, is another target but the club are unsure whether he would move to England. Internally, head of scouting Steve Morrow is another contender for the job.
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