Unai Emery revealed his admiration for his former Sevilla colleague Monchi as Arsenal look for a new technical director.
Earlier this week it was confirmed the Gunners' head of recruitment Sven Mislintat will vacate his post next month after a little over a year in the role.
According to reports, Arsenal have identified Roma's sporting director Monchi as someone they would like to add to their technical staff.
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Monchi enjoyed great success working alongside Emery at Sevilla, who won the Europa League three times in succession from 2013-14, while Roma made it all the way through to last season's Champions League semi-finals a year after the former was brought on board.