Arsenal sporting director Eduardo Gaspar popularly known as Edu is reportedly leaving the club after what is described as a failed tenure as sporting director.
Gunners have been taken by surprise by his decision. Reports say the Brazilian has been under consideration for a role with Evangelos Marinakis’s group of clubs
Edu joined Arsenal as technical director in July 2019 before becoming the club’s first-ever sporting director in November 2022.
The former Gunners midfielder has been responsible for the signings of Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice, while he helped offload the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mesut Ozil.
Since Edu arrived at the club, Arsenal have spent £867m – only Chelsea and Manchester United have spent more in that period.
The Gunners under Edu were only able to win the FA Cup, while finishing as runners-up in the last two Premier League seasons which is considerably poor compared to the trophy cabinet of Chelsea and Manchester United in that timeframe
