Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will meet with the club’s owners to outline squad-building plans for 2025, according to The Athletic journalist David Ornstein.
Managing director Richard Garlick and vice-chair Tim Lewis will also be part of the meeting.
Jason Ayto is likely to represent the recruitment department in the talks following sporting director Edu Gaspar’s departure.
Ayto was named assistant sporting director at Arsenal last year following a reshaping of the recruitment team.
The former video analyst will step up to replace the Brazilian on an interim basis as the Gunners search for a new sporting director.
He played a key role during the summer transfer window, helping Edu during negotiations.
Ayto speaks Portuguese fluently and is well-regarded in European football circles.
The incoming director of football operations James King, who begins work next Monday, will be supporting the interim sporting director.
Arsenal will be keen to get the best man for the job, given how Edu helped turn their fortunes around during the five years he spent with them.
Arsenal are chasing their first Premier League title since 2004. Whoever succeeds Edu will be desperate to help them go one better following back-to-back second-placed finishes behind Manchester City.
The Gunners could look to bolster their squad when the transfer window reopens in January following a shaky start to the season.
They are currently fifth in the Premier League table after ten games, seven points behind leaders Liverpool, and they need to improve significantly if they are to win the title this term.
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