Yesterday our new Head of Football, Raul Sanllehi, and the club's new Managing Director, Vinai Venkatesham, gave an interview to the BBC – read the full transcript here. As you're all aware, these two men will be the ones responsible for the running of the club after the departure of Ivan Gazidis at the end of this month. As the former Barcelona Director of Football told David Ornstein, 'To put it in a simple way, he’s off-field, I’m on-field.' Clearly the two will have to work together as what happens off-field impacts what we can do on-field, and vice versa. A successful football team makes it easier to generate revenues via sponsorships, endorsements, prize money (and don't forget...
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