Raul Sanllehi arrived at the Emirates Stadium from Barcelona but was sacked after 30 months at the club and shady transfer dealings.
Nicolas Pepe joined Arsenal from Lille in a £72 million deal. The Ivory Coast international set Ligue 1 on fire with 22 goals in 38 appearances.
However, he failed to replicate that form at the Emirates Stadium. A haul of five goals from 31 Premier League outings shows his inability to adjust to his new surroundings.
There was an internal investigation on Pepe’s failure and why the Gunners paid dearly for his services. Raul Sanllehi was sacked as the Head of Football as a result.
During his time at the club, Sanllehi added Kieran Tierney and William Saliba on below-market transfer deals.
Nevertheless, Tony Adams gave a scathing indictment of Sanllehi’s performance in North London. The Gunner great stated that the former Barcelona man was unsuited to the job and failed to deliver.
“I think the club is going through such a recruitment issue at the moment,” Adams told TalkSPORT.
“Relying on agents is not the way to go. It’s not Arsenal DNA I’m afraid. I don’t like it. I’ve got to say it publicly.”
“Edu, I love him. He’s a beautiful man, a lovely man and it’s not personal, but he has no experience of building European squads.”
“Even Raul Sanllehi, he came from Barcelona where all the money in the world, but it doesn’t look like he’s going to get money here!”
“Those people are kind of out of their depth, I’m sorry.”
“They need to build a fantastic squad that challenges for the league, and it hurts.”
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