Darren Burgess was head of fitness and conditioning at Liverpool between 2010 and 2012Arsenal director of high performance Darren Burgess is set to leave the Emirates after two years with the club. It is understood Burgess, 45, was sacked days after the Gunners' 4-1 Europa League final defeat by Chelsea. Head of performance Shad Forsythe - who had been close to joining AC Milan - will now remain at Arsenal and be elevated to a more senior role. Burgess returned from Australian Rules football with Port Adelaide as Arsenal planned for life after previous manager of 22 years Arsene Wenger. Arsenal finished fifth in the 2018-19 Premier League table in manager Unai Emery's first season at the club and will play in next season's Europa League.

Source: BBC June 12, 2019 18:11 UTC