Ex-Arsenal chief searching for fifth club in six years after brutal sacking

Sven Mislintat spent 18 months arsenic Arsenal's transportation main earlier spells astatine Stuttgart, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund, but the German is present looking for different caller cub

Former Arsenal transportation main Sven Mislintat is searching for his 5th nine successful six years aft being sacked by Borussia Dortmund.

Mislintat was lone appointed arsenic the Bundesliga side's method manager 10 months ago. But it has been an atrocious play for Dortmund, who beryllium 11th successful the German top-flight, with manager Nuri Sahin being sacked 2 weeks ago.

The 52-year-old joined Dortmund aft being sacked by Ajax successful September 2023, aft quality broke that helium was facing an interior probe aft a sports selling institution successful which helium owned shares was linked to the accomplishment of caller signings that summer.

He had antecedently had stints with Stuttgart and, astir memorably for Premier League fans, astatine Arsenal. The German spent 18 months astatine the Gunners, signing 9 players crossed 3 transportation windows with a nett walk of £78.4m.

None of the 9 stay astatine the club, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Matteo Guendouzi infamously falling retired with Mikel Arteta, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Stephan Lichtsteiner proving to not beryllium up to scratch and Bernd Leno not meshing with Arteta's style.

He near the Emirates Stadium successful 2019, 10 months earlier Arteta arrived astatine the nine to regenerate Unai Emery. Dortmund released a abbreviated connection connected Thursday to corroborate that Mislintat would beryllium searching for his 5th nine since January 2019.

It read: "Bundesliga shot nine Borussia Dortmund has released its method manager Sven Mislintat with contiguous effect. Lars Ricken, BVB’s sports director, personally informed Mislintat of this determination connected Thursday."

Mislintat’s dismissal comes amid a play of turmoil down the scenes astatine Dortmund, with semipermanent CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke leaving the nine successful the summertime of 2025. Sporting manager Sebastian Kehl has extended his declaration until 2027.

But helium has a strained narration with Ricken, who bushed him to the managing manager relation successful May. Mislintat was antecedently main scout astatine Dortmund betwixt 2006 and 2017, being credited with spotting the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele and Aubamayang.

He had a mixed spell astatine Arsenal, with his exit coming amid reports of a falling retired with past sporting manager Raul Sanllehi. But Mislintat has since defended the decisions helium made successful the transportation marketplace portion astatine Arsenal.

He told The Athletic: "'He lone knows Dortmund players'. That was the take, I know. To beryllium rather clear: I don’t consciousness ashamed of immoderate of those transfers, connected the contrary, I volition ever support these guys. Not due to the fact that they were my players but due to the fact that they were Arsenal players and susceptible ones.

"They turned up. The squad went unbeaten successful 22 games successful each competitions, made it to the Europa League last and finished 5th with 70 points. You tin accidental that’s not bully enough. But galore teams would emotion to decorativeness 5th now.

"I felt that we were connected the close way and I would person enjoyed the accidental to make further astatine Arsenal. Anyway, I don’t look back. I learned massively and loved my days astatine the club, successful the Premier League and successful London."

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