Arsenal hero Steve Bould has been sacked by the club after 33 years with the Gunners.
The former English international spent 11 years playing in North London, winning three league titles and two FA Cups amongst other things.
After returning he began to work on his coaching badges with the club and coached a number of the Gunners ‘ youth sides from 2001 to 2012.
Bould then took over Pat Rice’s assistant manager role in the summer of 2012 after Rice retired as Arsene Wenger ‘s number two.
He then spent seven years as an assistant coach at the Emirates, helping guide his side to three FA Cups in 2014, 2015 and 2017 before eventually swapping jobs with under-23s manager Freddie Ljungberg in 2019.
However, The Athletic have now reported that Bould has been relieved of his duties as part of a significant restructure behind the scenes at Arsenal.
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Bould’s Under-23s side, like the first-team, endured a torrid 2020/21 domestic campaign, finishing 10th in the PL2.
The Gunners’ academy manager Per Mertesacker will now be tasked with replacing Bould and finding a new Under-23s manager for next season.
Mertesacker made a total of 221 appearances for the North London club and captained them in two FA Cup final victories, over Hull in 2014 and Aston Villa in 2015.