West Ham insider 'can't believe' what he's heard about Tim Steidten and Arsenal

West Ham technical director Tim Steidten is unlikely to be on the list of targets to replace Edu as the sporting director at Arsenal.

That is according to former West Ham senior scout Mick Brown, who remains very well-connected at the club after leaving in June following the departure of David Moyes.

Brown exclusively told Football Insider that the negativity surrounding Steidten at the London Stadium is likely to put the Gunners off of a move, while his record at former clubs suggests they will find better options during the recruitment process.

Meanwhile, his record working with managers during his time in Germany as well as at the London Stadium has raised major concerns about his position.

Brown told Football Insider on 6 October that Moyes went as far as to ban the technical director from the training ground, while Julen Lopetegui has also clashed with him.

Arsenal are in search of a new sporting director following Edu's exit and have already assessed a number of options including Steidten and PSG's Luis Campos.

However, it has been claimed that Steidten will surely drop out of the running given his previous record and controversial standing at West Ham.

Tim Steidten moving to Arsenal would be 'madness' after West Ham controversy

Former Everton CEO Keith Wyness previously told Football Insider that Arsenal will not look to the German to replace Edu as they would be "rewarding failure".

Now, Brown, who worked closely with Moyes during the controversy surrounding his exit and Steidten's apparent role in that, echoed Wyness' thoughts as he insisted further issues could grow between the German and Mikel Arteta.

"I couldn't believe when I heard his name linked," he told Football Insider.

"You're instrumental in getting Werder Bremen relegated, then you go to Leverkusen and leave under a cloud, then you come to West Ham, against the wishes of the then-manager, and eventually play a part in getting him sacked.

"Then out of all of that, you're mentioned with the Arsenal job? It's madness. I'm staggered.

"You'd think, looking at his record there, the powers that be at Arsenal would look elsewhere.

"A lot of these moves are agent-driven, so that has almost certainly played a part.

"But his record with managers is very poor. Even just at West Ham, he's clashed with Moyes and now he's clashed with Lopetegui.

"Moyes even had to ban him from the training ground because he was always in the ears of the players.

"We know Arteta is a strong influence there, and it wouldn't shock me to see them clash as well.

"I just can't see this happening. I think it's highly unlikely and everything points to it being media talk rather than any serious interest from Arsenal."

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