Arsenal have been left stunned by sporting director Edu Gaspar’s decision to depart for a role under Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis. Mikel Arteta will lose his closest boardroom ally, as Edu joins Marinakis’ expanding football network, which includes clubs such as Nottingham Forest, Olympiacos, and Rio Ave.
The Greek billionaire has reportedly tripled Edu’s salary and offered him a chief executive position across all clubs in the group. Edu’s responsibilities will involve overseeing multiple clubs, with the network potentially expanding to include the Italian club Monza. Talks between Marinakis and Edu, which initially began over the summer, recently resumed, leading to this surprising move.
Despite Edu’s influential role at Arsenal, where he helped transform the squad and culture alongside Arteta, the increased power and responsibilities in the new role reportedly drew him in. Edu’s departure marks the end of a transformative chapter for the Gunners, who have re-emerged as title contenders under his leadership since his promotion to sporting director in 2022.
Arsenal performance and stats
Arsenal is currently 9th in the Champions League with 7 points.
In the last 3 games, it has won twice and drew once. In its last match, Arsenal won 1-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 3 goals and conceding 0.
Arsenal will play the next match in Champions League against Inter on Wednesday 6th of November in Milano. The prediction is Inter winning the match.
