Overview
- BBC Sport and other outlets report negotiations are at an advanced stage for Micheli to take a senior recruitment role under Andrea Berta.
- Arsenal and Napoli have not issued official confirmation, with some reports saying a verbal agreement is in place pending paperwork.
- Micheli is widely credited with identifying Marek Hamsik, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Kim Min-jae and Kalidou Koulibaly during two spells at Napoli.
- The pursuit forms part of Arsenal’s wider restructuring after Edu and Jason Ayto departed, with James Ellis elevated to technical director.
- Reporting suggests Micheli’s arrival would influence January planning while strengthening Arsenal’s long-term talent identification network.