Overview
- Reports on Monday said Tom Allen, Arsenal’s head of sports science and performance, is set to leave the club after a nine-year spell at the Emirates.
- The move follows the earlier departure of head of medical Dr Zafar Iqbal and forms part of an internal review of fitness and recovery procedures led by physiotherapist Joaquín Acedo.
- Long-serving lead physical performance coach Sam Wilson is also expected to depart and has been linked with a senior role at a European club.
- Arsenal have been linked with external recruits including rehabilitation specialist Eneko Angulo and Arnaldo Abrantes as CEO Richard Garlick and the coaching team seek new expertise.
- The club says the changes respond to a heavy injury burden among key players last season and aim to protect player availability as Arsenal prepare for the next campaign.