Arsenal in Advanced Talks with Juventus Scout Matteo Tognozzi for Senior Recruitment Role

Arsenal is in advanced talks to appoint Matteo Tognozzi, former head of scouting at Juventus and ex-sporting director at Granada, to a senior recruitment role alongside new sporting director Andrea Berta. Tognozzi, who helped Juventus identify and sign promising talents like Dean Huijsen and Kenan Yildiz and was close to securing top prospects such as Erling Braut Haaland and Jude Bellingham, is expected to strengthen Arsenal's recruitment ahead of a busy summer transfer window. His potential arrival follows the departure of Jason Ayto, creating a vacancy in Arsenal's recruitment team as Berta looks to build a strong squad capable of challenging for major trophies. Juventus had anticipated Tognozzi's return amid a club hierarchy shake-up but lost him to Arsenal, marking a significant recruitment coup for the Premier League club. Arsenal aims to leverage Tognozzi's scouting expertise to enhance squad depth and quality as they seek to end a five-season trophy drought and compete strongly in the Premier League and Champions League.