With the winter transfer window behind us, Arsenal are stepping up their recruitment process for a new sporting director. Whoever gets the job will be greeted with a sizeable in-tray. After abstaining from making a purchase in January,

Arsenal are set to oversee a busy period of trading - both in terms of incomings and outgoings - in the summer following a quiet January transfer window

Espanyol sporting director, Fran Garagarza, has given the green light for Arsenal to make a new move for goalkeeper Joan Garcia this summer. Mikel Arteta’s side had a €20 million (£16.5m) offer for the 23-year-old rejected by Espanyol in the closing stages of the summer transfer window last year.