Mikel Arteta is best placed to decide who replaces Edu at Arsenal

Mikel Arteta has been delegated a new responsibility after the news has spread that Edu Gaspar is leaving Arsenal.

Arsenal are set to take yet another new direction as a club. This comes after news that the sporting director Edu Gaspar is set to leave the North London club, taking on a new project at a family of clubs.

Without a doubt, losing Edu Gaspar came as a shock. He was Arsenal's first ever sporting director and under his tutelage, Arsenal signed many great players.

Edu Gaspar is also an Arsenal Invincible, which already granted him a position of prestige when he returned to the club, originally in 2019. Five years later, Arsenal must now consider who will replace him.

Mikel Arteta is best placed to decide who replaces Edu at Arsenal

According to a report from The Telegraph, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will play a key role in deciding who will come into replace Edu Gaspar. The report also claims that Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis presented a "double-your-money offer" to Edu.

There is no denying that Mikel Arteta has the best interest of Arsenal at his heart. He once captained the club and now he manages them. During both stints, the Spaniard was keen to maximise the success at Arsenal. As time has elapsed, he has only become hungrier.

Therefore, Mikel Arteta is best placed to decide who should replace Edu. It will take a lot to replace the people-person who is Edu but Arteta, being the great judge of character he is, can certainly make this decision.

Being in a role of sporting director often comes with the expectation of being stern and showing a lack of personality. For Edu, this could not be further from the truth.

Edu was always proud to show his personality and he had the time for anyone who was working hard to make Arsenal a better club. Therefore, it will take a lot to replace his infectiously great personality behind the scenes.

Nevertheless, this is a task which Arsenal are now faced with. The directors will work hard alongside Mikel Arteta to decipher a replacement who works well not just with the club in general but with Arteta.

That way, the future of Arsenal as a football club will become bulletproof. The club has serious objectives, which requires serious faces behind the scenes.

This is a new era for Arsenal, which doesn't have to be scary.

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