‘Now it is time to pursue a different challenge. ARSENAL will always remain in my heart. I wish the club and its supporters only good things and all the very best.”
Josh Kroenke has made a promise to ARSENAL fans after Edu shocked the club and decided to leave the Gunners and agreed a deal in principle to take up a role with Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Edu joined Arsenal as technical director in July 2019 before becoming the club’s first-ever sporting director in November 2022, and The 46-year-old shares a strong bond with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, with whom he has rebuilt Arsenal into title contenders with some quality signings over the past few seasons that has really moved Arsenal ahead of Liverpool and Man United.
He 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, but after a taking some personal time, he has now decided to leave the club.