Andrea Berta tipped to sign £90k-per-week striker for Arsenal via connections

Potential new Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta has been tipped to sign one striker for Mikel Arteta due to his unique connection with the player.

Arsenal in talks to replace Edu Gaspar with Andrea Berta

Long-serving former transfer chief Edu Gaspar resigned from his Arsenal role in November, with PSG director Luis Campos among the high-profile director names considered by Arsenal since then.

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However, it has now come to light that Arsenal could be closing in on another name to succeed Edu – former Atlético Madrid director Berta.

The Italian is apparently in very advanced talks to join Arteta’s side, according to some reports, with journalist Pete O’Rourke even telling Football Insider this week that his appointment is “all but done” despite Arsenal holding negotiations with Yossi Benayoun.

With Berta’s possible switch to the Gunners boardroom gaining more and more traction, transfer rumours are understandably going to follow, and many supporters will be eager to hear what the 53-year-old’s plans could be this summer if he is indeed hired.

Berta tipped to sign Matheus Cunha for Arsenal

The former Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere has claimed that Wolves forward Matheus Cunha could be a very credible target for Berta given their Atletico ties.

The £90,000-per-week striker, dubbed “sensational” by Micah Richards, has been a star for Wolves this season, and he’s also got a very enticing £62.5 million release clause written into his new contract.

“Berta knows Cunha from their time at Atlético Madrid, and it could be a deal that goes through,” said Aliadiere. “He’s having a great season in a team that’s struggling to fight relegation. That shows you how good he is and how quickly he’s adapted to the Premier League. He could be a good signing too.”

Aliadiere added that the pending appointment of Berta is a “very” exciting one.

“I think by the sound of it and what I was reading this morning, Andrea Berta seems to be the man in pole position at the moment. It seems like only small details remain, so it looks like he could be the new one.

“He has great experience and has been at Atlético Madrid for 12 years. If you look at the signings he has made and what the club has achieved, it is very exciting. Very, very exciting

‘If we look at the job Edu has done from when he came in and where Arsenal were, the signings he has made, I think he has done very well. You don’t work at Atletico alongside Diego Simeone if you’re not very good at your job, so I am very excited. But of course, we hope to sign some big players now.

“It is very exciting, and hopefully Berta’s good connections with the players he has signed in the past can help Arsenal. I think he would need to have a great relationship with Arteta.”