New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Arsenal have told staff they intend to remove 60 off-field positions from the club's workforce. The decision was shared during a call led by chief executive Richard Garlick and arrives only months after the club ended a 22-year wait for the Premier League title.

The proposed reductions will sit across several departments. Notably, coaching and performance staff in both the men's and women's teams will remain untouched. Roles inside the Arsenal Foundation, Arsenal in the Community, and the security department are also protected. The changes therefore focus on administrative and support functions rather than the pitch or community programmes.

An external firm had begun examining the size and structure of Arsenal's wo...