In the days after Lionel Messi was first introduced as an Inter Miami player, club owner Jorge Mas was asked what would constitute a success in the Messi Era of Miami and MLS. 'We’re successful,' he ...

Chelsea rejected Luis Enrique twice, Arsenal turned him down for two reasons, Spurs pulled out at the last hurdle and ...

That club, of course, was Arsenal. Thanks to the initiative of then-sporting director Raúl Sanllehi, the Gunners quickly snapped up Martinelli. Initially hesitant, Arsenal were eventually swayed by ...

Then he was elevated to a new role as managing director in 2018, working in tandem with head of football relations Raul Sanllehi. When the Spaniard departed two years later, so Venkatesham took over ...

By 2018, he was named managing director alongside Raul Sanllehi, who oversaw football operations. After Sanllehi’s departure in 2020, Venkatesham stepped into the CEO role and assumed full ...

It is a striking development, given Venkatesham’s 14-year tenure at Arsenal, where he served in a number of senior commercial and executive roles before taking over as CEO in 2020. Venkatesham ...

Moving up the ranks at Arsenal, in 2018 Venkatesham was appointed managing director at the same time that Raul Sanllehi was made head of football relations. In the post-Arsene Wenger era, the idea was ...

Moving up the ranks at Arsenal, in 2018 Venkatesham was appointed managing director at the same time that Raul Sanllehi was made head of football relations. In the post-Arsene Wenger era ...

Raul Sanllehi was named head of football, while Venkatesham was appointed as managing director. The idea was for Sanllehi to lead on sporting matters, with Venkatesham leading on business ...

After serving under Raul Sanllehi, Edu was promoted to the role of sporting director and, working in tandem with Mikel Arteta, played a key part in masterminding a seismic transformation at Arsenal.