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Several coaching staff at Arsenal are understood to have been let go as the club step up preparations to appoint a new manager.

With the Gunners set to end their season on Sunday, the first team squad were together on Friday for the final time at London Colney.

And during the day, a meeting for the coaching staff was called and a number were reportedly told they would be leaving the club in the summer.

It is understood these are long-term goalkeeping coach Gerry Peyton, and first-team coaches Neil Banfield and Boro Primorac. The future of goalkeeping coach Sal Bibbo is not yet clear.

Arsenal are remaining silent on all of the reported departures.

Banfield joined Arsenal in 1997, working with the academy and as reserve team coach before moving up to take on first team duties. He has been first-team coach since 2012.

Goalkeeping coach Peyton joined in 2003, while Bibbo was only given a full-time role last season having initially been taken on in a part-time basis.

Primorac arrived at the club a few months after Wenger was appointed in 1996 and has been the Frenchman's trusted right hand man in north London ever since.

Arsenal are stepping up their search for a new manager, with Arsene Wenger's final game in charge taking place at Huddersfield on Sunday afternoon.

Ivan Gazidis, who is leading the search, wants an appointment made before the World Cup so the new man can get settled before the majority of his squad return for pre-season.

Juventus boss Massimo Allegri is the favourite, but Mikel Arteta, Luis Enrique and Patrick Vieira are all in the running.

Speaking about the prospect of leaving Italy, Allegri said: "I'm not thinking about my future. I have a contract with Juventus and as we do every year at the end of the season we will meet up to discuss the future of the club.

"Every year Juventus manage to build up a very competitive group of players with the aim of keep winning.

"When you sit down talking you need clarity of mind to analyse what worked out and where you need to improve. We will do this with Juventus management.

"I work for one of the best clubs in the world, we are doing important victories year after year and keep winning is always difficult."

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