Little time has cost Andrea Berta (Brescia, 1972) finding a team. On January 5, he ended his stage as sports director of Atlético – he caught in 2013 as technical secretary by José Luis Pérez Caminero – and, in the next few days, his new destination will be official.
There have been several greats in Europe that, during these three months, have contacted Berta. Chelsea, PSG, Manchester United, Juventus or Arsenal had already proceeded while in Atlético and, finally, the Italian will become the ‘brain’ of the arsenal.
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The ‘gunners’ were looking for sports director since Edu Gaspar left office in November. In fact, Roberto Olabe’s name rang strongly, which, almost simultaneously, announced his departure from the Royal Society at the end of the season.
The agreement is total and it is expected that in the next few days it will be official. Berta, who went through carpenedol, Parma and Genoa before hearing in Atlético, has been a key figure in the ‘Simeone era’, especially since in 2017 ‘he promoted’ to sports director.
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“This Atlético is Andrea Berta’s legacy. He is one of the three best sports directors in the world,” said Luis Rodríguez, ‘Right Hand’ of the Italian, Marca. Under his ‘umbrellas’ Julián Álvarez, Paul, Lino, Reinildo, Marcos Llorente, Julián Álvarez …
That is already ‘history’. It will now be to design, together with Mikel Arteta, a new arsenal that ends the drought ‘Gunner’. It is true that he has won two English Super Cups (2020 and 2023), but he resists a great title … that improves the FA Cup achieved in 2020.