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Darren Burgess to leave Arsenal after just two years in latest behind the scenes exit

Darren Burgess is set to leave Arsenal after just two years with the Premier League club.

The 45-year-old was appointed in July 2017 as director of high performance by former chief executive Ivan Gazidis after being ‘hand-picked’ for the role by Arsene Wenger, but Goal can reveal he is now set to depart north London.

It was to be a second spell in England for the Australian, who had spent a three-years at Liverpool between 2010 and 2012 where he worked as head of fitness and performance under Kenny Dalglish, Roy Hodgson and Brendan Rodgers.