​Arsenal are looking to appoint a director of football to prevent contract uncertainty among the players, which has been a huge distraction this season, and ensure they do let their top stars go for nothing - report the ​Daily Mail.





Both Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil are heading into the final 12 months of their contracts which gives them the option of signing free transfer, pre-contract agreements with a foreign club in January if they decide to leave the Emirates.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs and Jack Wilshere are also in a similar position, and with manager Arsene Wenger's future in the balance contract talks have been shelved until the summer - which could result in Arsenal being gutted out.





It will be the first time the club has appointed a technical director and the Daily Mail has learnt that one of their primary roles will be to ensure that players are tied down to new contracts before they enter the final two years of their current deals.

The Gunners have already started the search for someone to take the job on but they will be cutting it close to fill the role before the start of next season.





Arsenal fans have criticised the club and management for their transfer business in recent years will the north London club reluctant to commit enough funds for the top players or hesitating to get a deal complete.

Most recently they lost out on N'Golo Kante as well as ​Luis Suarez and Gonzalo Higuain four years ago, but the new director of football will be required to assertively complete in the transfer market.





This is not the first time Arsenal have come close to receiving nothing for their top stars with Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy all having to be sold quickly when they entered the final 12 months of their contracts to prevent them going on frees.





All three later went onto the win the Premier League and with the prospect of further losses next year the club have realised their flaws in contract negotiation and are now attempting to rectify their mistakes.

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