Next Arsenal manager: Julian Nagelsmann will ‘100 per cent’ be at Hoffenheim next season
The Gunners had Nagelsmann on their shortlist but it now appears he will stay
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Your support makes all the difference.Mikel Arteta has been seemingly left with a clear run at becoming the next Arsenal manager after it was revealed that Julian Nagelsmann is ‘100 per cent’ staying at Hoffenheim next season.
The 30-year-old was on the Gunners’ shortlist to replace Arsene Wenger this summer but the Bundesliga side’s director of football Alexander Rosen insisted he was certain Nagelsmann would remain at Hoffenheim.
“Julian Nagelsmann will be our coach next season, 100 per cent,” he told Sky in Germany.
The Independent revealed on Monday that Arteta is the frontrunner for the job and the Manchester City coach has even began planning his coaching team, and greatly wants the job.
With Max Allegri publicly indicating his desire to stay at Juventus, there is a sense that Arsenal want to test the waters with an out-of-the-box appointment.
Having already implemented a hugely modern staff structure, with multiple appointments including the influential Sven Mislintat, CEO Ivan Gazidis thereby wants a Wenger successor that is more of a coach than a manager.
This is another reason why Arteta fits the requirements, with his club history only enhancing his suitability, although Arsenal might look to have an experienced assistant alongside him.
Luis Enrique’s demands of around £15m-a-year are also considered too high, and Arsenal are quite specific about their requirements, in that they want a modern coach but also someone with a buzz about them that fans would react positively to. It is felt Arteta would fit this due to his playing time at Arsenal.
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