Arsene Wenger will lose one of his closest allies at Arsenal at the end of this month after the club’s principle transfer negotiator Dick Law decided to step down from his position.

The Daily Telegraph revealed in February that Law’s long-term future at Arsenal was in doubt and a club spokesman confirmed on Friday night that he would officially leave at the end of the month.

It has not yet been decided whether Law will be replaced and the club appointed former Team Sky legal and commercial expert Huss Fahmy to work on player contracts in the summer.

But the departure of Law leaves a hole in Arsenal’s recruitment structure following a difficult summer transfer window and ahead of a potentially tough January window.