Arsenal bombshell! Edu Gaspar leaves the Gunners
He was considered the mastermind behind the Londoners' success
This is unexpected!
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta (42) is losing an important ally: sporting director Edu Gaspar (46) wants to leave the Premier League club, as the “Daily Mail” reports.
Edu is considered the mastermind behind the Londoners’ rise in recent years!
The Brazilian is a close confidant of Arteta at Arsenal – together they have brought about a cultural change in the club in recent years. As sporting director, Edu was instrumental in the Londoners’ transfer strategy: he is responsible for signing key players such as Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice, among others. Stars such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, on the other hand, had to leave the club.
The result: Arsenal finished the last two seasons in second place behind Manchester City.
Edu said in an interview that he was proud to have helped Arteta “change the way people see our club and the vision they have of Arsenal compared to before.”
The reasons for Edu’s departure are not known. There have already been talks with the club’s management. According to the Daily Mail, it was his decision to leave the club. According to the report, further details will be announced in the next 24 hours.
The Brazilian midfielder had played for the “Invincibles” under coach Arsene Wenger with teammates such as Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira and Martin Keown. From 2019 he worked for the Gunners again, initially as technical director and for the last two years as sporting director. Since then he has been considered one of the leading sporting directors in world football.
Just on Saturday, the Londoners suffered a 1-0 defeat against Newcastle. The loss of Edu is the next bad news. Arsenal currently occupies fifth place in the Premier League – seven points behind Liverpool.
