Andrea Berta: What is on the New Arsenal Sporting Director’s task list in Emirates? | Football news

Arsenal confirmed the appointment of Andrea Berty for his new sports director, so what is on the former Athletico Madrid Chief program at the Emirates stadium?

Sign ahead (at least one!)

The most urgent task of Berta will be to strengthen Arsenal’s attack. Their injuries this season revealed the lack of depth in their front line. The need for more firepower is clear.

Kai Havertz He was on the track for the highest season of his career before his knee injury, but Arsenal was too dependent on him. After the sale Eddie 2th without replacing it last summer and lost Gabriel Jesus There are also light numbers and the quality of the killers to injure the knee.

Can Berta help arsenal broker agreement on one of their best goals? Alexander Isaac Reportedly, he is very highly on the narrower selection of the club and was also interested in RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko. Shooters cannot afford to draw another empty this summer.

Get Zubimendi store over line

Arsenal has concluded agreements to sign Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi In the summer, Sky Sports News He understands – only for recent reports to claim that Real Madrid has now been trying to sign Spain International.

Zubimendi, 25, has a contract in La Real until the summer of 2027, but has a clause of £ 51 million. Arsenal will hope that their new sports director, who worked in the same role in the Spanish capital for 12 years, while at Athletico Madrid, will be able to use his experience and connection to complete this transfer this summer.

Connect the stars to the new contracts

It’s not just how to get players by a door in Arsenal with key characters like Bukayo from, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Metinies Everyone enters the last two years of their contracts this summer.

The North London Club will also want to tie young people Myles Lewis-Sklly and Ethan Nwaneri After their stunning breakthrough periods in the Emirates while they will have to decide what to do with the midfielder Thomas Partey and Jorginho How their contracts expire in the summer.

Ensuring futures key players will be very important for Berta and Arsenal so Mikel Artta It can continue to build on the foundations created in the last few seasons.

Get funds through sales

There are players who need to be moved as well.

In the past, criticism has been marked in Arsenal for not generating enough through the sale of players, so Berta may seem to have a great impact in this area.

Kieran tierney looks ready to connect the Celtic Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jakub Kiwior They had no opportunities for the first team that would like this season, and they could be two of the names of excess requirements.

Make the trophy

On the basis of the task facing Berta, it is necessary to equip the arteta tools to end Arsenal’s waiting for the main silver. Arsenal’s recruitment has been too heavily beveled in defensive signatures in recent years. You need to balance the group again.

For this purpose, it must develop a strong relationship with Artta. The couple must be harmonized because Artta was with Bert’s predecessor Edu when they were preparing to attack their trophy goals next season.

Highly evaluated Berta under pressure to live in billing in Arsenal

Sky Sports’ Peter Smith:

“Andrea Berta comes from Athletico Madrid with an exciting reputation for Arsenal Fans on the transmission market. He also has a ringing from those he dealt with, praised for his careful approach, but also for the way he did business.

“The man who signed Rod, Antoine Griezmann and Jan Oblak It is expected that in the stores – and sold two of these three for considerable profit – they will fulfill this billing in northern London.

“The pressure will be turned on to deliver the summer window that brings out-and-out no. 9 and the middle field that allows Mikela Artta to take the last step in trying to see the Premier League title.

“Edu, the predecessor of Berta, reworked the club with Artta during his five -year spell at the helm. Now, with a talented young team, including the depth of defensive options, it is necessary to use finishing touches to make Arsenal become champions.

“These missing pieces will not be easy to find, with a limited and expensive market of Striker, and the opponents also looking at the ball that plays no. Jorginho and Thomas Partey Leave at the end of their current contracts as expected.

“Backup of the destination for David Rayawith Net The request will also be only for a loan from Bournemouth.

“There will also be internal contracts for juggling, with star players Bukayo jacket, William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes have only two years on their current periods this summer and young people Myles Lewis-Sklly and Ethan Nwaneri Push to be rewarded for their impressive performances this season.

“The source who has worked with Berta believes that he will show up as a smart appointment in Arsenal. If he can replicate his title-winning project in Athletico with Gunners, his acquisition could be one of their best signatures of all.”

Bert’s Burgain buys at Athletico Madrid

Antoine Griezmann – Signed from Real Sociedad for 24.8 million GBP in 2014. Sold to Barcelona in 2019 for 103 million GBP. Bought back in 2021 for £ 16.5 million.

Rod – signed from Villarreal for 16.5 million GBP in 2018 and then sold Manchester City in 2019 for 62.5 million GBP.

Luis Suarez – Signed from Barcelona in 2020 for 5.5 million GBP.

Jan Oblak – signed from Benfica in 2014 for £ 13 million.

Marcos llorente – signed from Real Madrid in 2019 for £ 35 million.

Kieran Trippier – signed from Tottenham in 2019 for £ 20 million.

Jose Gimenez – Signed from Danubio for EUR 995,000

Stefan Savic – Signed from Fiorentine for EUR 12 million

And he also sprayed …

Joao Felix – signed from Benfica for £ 113 million in 2019.

Julian Alvarez – signed from Man City for £ 82 million in 2024.

Thomas Lemar – signed from Monaco for 63.2 million GBP in 2018.

Diego Costa – signed from Chelsea for 57 million GBP in 2017.