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Whether that signals a significant change of approach for the Gunners remains to be seen, but according to well-placed sources Berta's arrival as sporting director has provided an alternative outlook as to whether Partey could have a future beyond the end of the season.

Well-placed sources have indicated that Huijsen would prioritise a move to Real if the La Liga club were to accelerate their interest.

In “Your Friends and Neighbors,” premiering Friday on Apple TV+, Jon Hamm plays Andrew Cooper, called Coop, a well-paid, well-placed hedge fund trader who is fired from his job, ostensibly for violating a company policy about fraternization in the ranks.

Winning the Europa League - which would be the club's first trophy since 2008 - would be a consideration in whether he remains in the job next season but well-placed sources have indicated it may not be the overriding factor.

Should Tottenham soon part ways with Postecoglou, they would be required to pay "one of the biggest financial compensation fees in football history" if they wanted to prise Pochettino away from his US job, according to a well-placed source.