Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has agreed to the arrival of a sporting director during crunch talks today.
The Sun says Wenger has verbally agreed a new two-year deal to stay at Arsenal.
A formal announcement is expected by Arsenal on Wednesday, with Wenger, 67, to enter the 23rd year of his tenure in north London.
American billionaire owner Stan Kroenke made the offer, which will be subject to a formal ratification by the rest of the board.
Wenger wanted assurances over his role after chief executive Ivan Gazidis proposed changes.
Kroenke has had to adjust Wenger's role to keep Gazidis onside as well.
But Wenger is happy that those changes – which include a new sporting director that will look after scouting, youth development and analytics – will not impact his main roles of coaching, picking the team and transfers.
Source: tribalfootball.com