Former Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze is set to join Arsenal ’s coaching staff in time for pre-season beginning next week. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been looking to add to his backroom staff after assistant coach Carlos Cuesta became Parma’s head coach earlier this summer.

While his exact role under Arteta hasn’t yet been ironed out, Heinze is joining an esteemed coaching team that also includes the Spaniard’s right-hand man, Albert Stuivenberg, set-piece coach Nicolas Jover, and goalkeeper coach Iñaki Caña.

Arsenal are set to cancel the contract of a Mikel Arteta favourite. The Japan international is tied down until 2026 with the option of an extension, but the two parties have now agreed to end their relationship,