Steve Bould is delaying a decision over whether or not to stay at Arsenal as he waits to find out who the next manager will be after Mikel Arteta received a significant double boost.

Physio Colin Lewin has become the latest victim of Arsenal’s backroom cull as the club clear the decks for Arsene Wenger’s successor, with Arteta ahead of Hoffenheim’s Julian Nagelsmann and Max Allegri distancing himself from the post.

First-team coaches Boro Primorac and Neil Banfield, fitness coach Tony Colbert and goalkeeping coach Gerry Peyton were all informed last week that they would be following Wenger out of the exit door.

And Lewin was told on Monday morning that he no longer has a job at the club, as part of a reshuffle of the medical department that has caused surprise among staff.

Bould and Jens Lehmann were told they could stay as part of the next manager’s set-up, but a move for Arteta could impact on Wenger’s assistant Bould.

Allegri has cleared a path for Arteta to take over from Wenger after claiming he will stay at Juventus unless he is sacked and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola revealed he will not stand in his assistant’s way.