Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has had many trusted lieutenants on and off the pitch during his 13-year spell at the club, but he would count Arsenal’s new sporting director Andrea Berta near the top of that list - despite the pair parting company at the start of this year.
Berta left the Spanish club still with a reputation for being a polished professional who made more right calls than wrong, never sought the spotlight, and whose prints are on Atletico’s most recent league title in 2021 as well as their spectacular transfer business last summer.