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Arsenal staff facing major job cuts despite historic Premier League victory

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Boston Consulting Group was hired by Arsenal to conduct a comprehensive three-month review of the football club's operations.

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Despite clinching their first Premier League crown in 22 years, employees at Arsenal are gripped by anxiety over potential redundancies. American consulting firm BCG has spent the past three months carrying out a comprehensive review of the north London club's operations. Jean-Paul Petranca, a managing director at BCG with over two decades of experience in strategy and organisational transformation, is understood to be spearheading the process. He has been reporting directly to Arsenal chief executive Richard Garlick. Arsenal staff are facing mass redundancies According to reports, sources maintain the consultants were brought in to help capitalise on the Gunners' remarkable campaign, which also saw them reach the Champions League final, and to build a platform for sustained success. Yet the review has opened up deep divisions among staff at the club, with many convinced that job losses are unavoidable. There is widespread resentment that the football department appears to be shielded from any impact. The commercial side of the business is said to be particularly on edge. Adding to the unease, the department's leader Juliet Slot left the club over the summer after a tenure of nearly five years during which Arsenal generated record revenues. The football side of the business at Arsenal are shielded from the upcoming job cuts The club has declined to comment, though it is...

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Detected
Sep 11, 2026
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