Vinai Venkatesham held six different roles across 14 years working for Arsenal but now he is preparing for a new challenge with their arch-rivals. On Friday afternoon, Tottenham Hotspur announced they had appointed Venkatesham as their chief executive officer (CEO).

Former Arsenal CEO Vinai Venkatesham will cross the north London divide to take up the same role at rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the summer. Venkatesham spent 14 years at Arsenal, working in various capacities before being named CEO in 2020.

Tottenham Hotspur have appointed a former Arsenal director as their chief executive in a dramatic boardroom shake-up that raises questions about chairman Daniel Levy's stranglehold on the club.The Standard first revealed on Friday that Vinai Venkatesham,