Overview
- Multiple outlets citing Tuttomercatoweb report that Arsenal are close to appointing Micheli to a senior recruitment post, with formal confirmation still pending.
- He is expected to coordinate talent identification alongside sporting director Andrea Berta in a revamped backroom structure.
- Napoli are described as surprised by his impending departure, with local reports calling the farewell "very difficult."
- Micheli is credited with uncovering talents such as Marek Hamsik, Kalidou Koulibaly, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Kim Min-jae across two spells in Naples.
- Coverage frames the prospective hire as geared toward strengthening Arsenal’s long-term scouting and securing value signings in upcoming windows.