Mo Farah Comments on Arsenal, Potentially Working for Gunners in the Future

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah has said he would one day "love" to work for Arsenal and revealed he would be open to becoming the Gunners' fitness coach when he calls time on his distance-running career. 

Fresh from completing a second long-distance double triumph in the 10,000 and 5,000 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Farah, 33, won the Great North Run earlier this month for the third time in succession. 

The Somalia-born Team GB legend has been a longtime supporter of Arsenal and has said that he would potentially like to be employed at the Emirates Stadium one day, per Shingi Mararike in the Sunday Times:  

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When I retire, I’d like still to be involved in sport. I’d love to be able to help kids, whether it’s with athletics or something else. I’m not the most academic person, but I’m good at being active.

One thing I really love is football and I have a good relationship with Arsenal. I started supporting them when I first came to Britain as a kid. I liked the way they played. They also had a lot of players from African backgrounds. One day, I’d love to be able to work for them, maybe as a fitness coach. I’m a big believer in what the body’s capable of with proper training.

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Per ESPN FC, Tony Colbert is Arsenal's current fitness coach, and he is assisted by Craig Gant. The pair may not be overly welcoming of Farah angling for their jobs.

However, given Arsenal's long-term concerns with overall squad fitness, it would surely be no bad thing to get Farah on board given his ability to run and run without ever seeming to tire.