Paul Donovan is favourite for the vacant chief executive's position at Arsenal.
The Guardian says although Donovan is the overwhelming favourite for the position, the Vodafone regional chief executive cannot yet consider the job his own. The board was not in any case going to appoint its man until Arsene Wenger had vetted him.
Meetings were scheduled for this week but Arsenal's Champions League trip to Kiev and other circumstances conspired to force their postponement until next week. Instead, today's board meeting will see Stan Kroenke's accession to the board being ratified.