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“love it Arsenal. You can’t imagine – the people in the club, the history of the club, “says Raul Sanllehi.
“I felt like I was on top of the world there. I love the owners, the Kroenkes. But the last 10 months have been horrible. I had to fire 55 people before I knew I was the 56th.
Sanlehi is in talks with Athletic at his new club Real Zaragoza. SpainSecond Division, which he joined as Director General last June. Employed by the ownership group that includes MLS The president of Inter Miami, Jorge Mas, and the directors of Atlético Madrid FranceMillenarios of Lens and Columbia Club.
We’ll talk about all that soon, but first Sanlehi wants to make it clear that there are no hard feelings about leaving Arsenal, despite the fact that it was a surprise for him at the time.
“I don’t feel betrayed by Cronks,” he said. “The Cronks had the LA Rams, the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Rapids, and all of a sudden these teams couldn’t play (due to the lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic).
You still had to pay the wages. You are not guaranteed distribution income. They went into a panic when the world was in a panic, but a rational panic. Without covid, my relationship with the Kroenkes was good so I’m sure I’d still be there.
It’s funny now, but I remember In December 2019, I had dinner with four people: (then newly appointed Arsenal coach) Mikel Arteta, (technical director) Edu, (head of football operations) Hus Fahmy and (academy) manager) Per Mertesacker.
