Arsenal to appoint James King as new director of football operations | OneFootball

Role was previously held by Richard Garlick - who was promoted to managing director earlier this summer

The role was previously held by Richard Garlick, who was promoted to managing director this summer after chief executive Vinai Venkatesham left the club.

Manager Mikel Arteta was also tied down to a new contract in the summer after entering the final year of his existing deal.

King worked on commercial deals for the legal team when he was first at Arsenal in 2016, before moving into their football operations department two years later.

He has experience of working with Arsenal’s men’s, women’s and academy teams from his previous time at the club.

Garlick has risen the ranks since joining Arsenal in 2021 in the role that King will now take up next month.

A qualified lawyer, Garlick joined Arsenal from the Premier League - where he was working as their director of football.

Before his time at the Premier League, Garlick held several roles at West Bromwich Albion over an eight-year period (2010-2018), including director of football administration, and he was appointed to the Board of Directors in December 2010.