Giuseppe Marotta Reportedly Turns Down Offer to Join Arsenal

Outgoing Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta has reportedly turned down an offer from Arsenal because he does not want to move abroad. 

According to Tuttosport (h/t Calciomercato.com), the Gunners offered him a contract worth €3.5 million (£3.1 million) per year. However, the 61-year-old does not want to leave Italy.

Marotta will exit Juventus on October 25.

Sport Witness also shared Tuttosport's article:

He joined the Bianconeri in 2010, and under his leadership, the club has won seven successive Serie A titles and four consecutive Coppas Italia, as well as reach the UEFA Champions League final twice.

The announcement of Marotta's impending exit came shortly after his work with Juve was recognised at the World Football Summit:

Though he wasn't responsible for identifying players, Marotta played a key role in Juve's transfer activity over the years.

Despite having a relatively limited budget, he helped the club sign the likes of Arturo Vidal, Andrea Pirlo, Paul Pogba and Gonzalo Higuain over the years, not to mention Cristiano Ronaldo this summer.

Italian football writer David Amoyal credits Marotta for Juve's return to Europe's elite:

He's the kind of figure Arsenal could use, as they have spent the past decade or so slipping steadily behind Europe's top clubs to the point that they are not even a regular Champions League qualifier any more.

The Italian could have been an excellent asset for the Gunners as they try to rebuild following Arsene Wenger's departure, but unless they can convince him to move abroad, they will have to look elsewhere.