Man Utd poach key man from Arsenal as Ten Hag’s business steps up during summer transfer window

MANCHESTER UNITED have raided Arsenal to sign the club’s head of medical services.

Gunners club doctor Gary O’Driscoll will make the move north to Old Trafford, reports The Athletic.

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Erik ten Hag has signed a key man from Arsenal, days after snapping up Mason Mount from Chelsea[/caption]

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Dr. Gary O’Driscoll is joining Manchester United from Arsenal[/caption]

O’Driscoll joined Arsenal in 2009 and has become a key man at the club.

He was not said to be seeking a move away from the Gunners, but the opportunity to be closer to his family in the North West appears to have proved too good to turn down.

The doctor almost joined Liverpool in 2020 before option to stay at the Emirates.

And he is said to have had a number of previous offers to leave Arsenal before deciding on a move to Old Trafford.

There will now reportedly be an unspecified transition period at Arsenal in which O’Driscoll will stay on to help integrate a successor.

United’s head of medical services Steve McNally left in December 2022.

Since then, former Liverpool doctor Jim Moxon has been doing the job on an interim basis.

O’Driscoll previously worked in rugby and is thought of as one of the best in his field.

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Man Utd have made a stuttering start to the transfer window, likely due to the club’s lengthy takeover battle, which is still ongoing.

But they have now snapped up Mason Mount from Chelsea for a fee of up to £60m.

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