EDU GASPAR has been a MAGA man from the start.
Make Arsenal Great Again has been his mantra since returning to the club he played for 2019 – and his shock departure will hit the club hard, especially with Premier League clubs already in for him.
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After a few wobbles early on – signing Nicolas Pepe will never reflect well – the Brazilian has, alongside Mikel Arteta, been crucial in the club’s transformation.
Without his contributions the Gunners may not be competing back at the top table of English and European football.
Arteta was brought in as the new manager within months of Edu’s return to North London and the former midfielder stuck by the boss when the pressure was on two years into the job.
Instead of making the knee-jerk decision to change manager again, the former Brazil international, joined forces with Arteta to institute a huge change of culture at The Emirates.
Overpaid toxic influences such as Mesut Ozil and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were purged from the dressing room and Arsenal set about adding strong characters.
Edu may not be the man waving a lightbulb around London Colney or setting pick-pockets on his players but he has been a significant supporter of Arteta’s slightly unhinged ideas.
But after years of Arsenal having to carefully balance the books, it is in the transfer market where Edu has battled to get the club competing again – signing no fewer than 35 players.
After the questionable early signings, Edu quickly grew into the role.
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Martin Odegaard has been an outstanding capture for the club while the Gunners’ trio of Brazilian Gabriels: Magalhaes, Martinelli and Jesus have all made big contributions.
In landing Declan Rice ahead of Manchester City last year Arsenal showed they couple compete for and sign some of Europe’s biggest talents once more.
Arsenal have become one of the most attractive clubs in the Premier League and one of the most efficient in the market.
At the end of the summer window, after signing Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Merino, Neto and Raheem Sterling, Edu said: “We as a club have to be proud once again. The way we are working together, the way we did all the deals.
“We are in a very good situation when see all the loan players in the right clubs.
“You see the signings we have like Riccardo and like Merino, so the players that we planned to sign, our targets, they are here.
“Also the players that we decided to sell, I think we sold them for the right price, to the right clubs, in the right way also which is important.”
While there have been big deals for the likes of Rice and Calafiori, there have been smart ones too – picking out value where others have lost hope.
Kai Havertz appeared as a surprising signing after a dreadful season at Chelsea. But after Edu gave the German space and support to rebuild his confidence he has developed into a fine asset for Arteta.
Edu does not only have a tight relationship with Arteta – who many fans will be glad signed a new deal before the sporting director’s departure – but the players too.
Throughout injury troubles or losses of form the former midfielder is always ready and waiting to check in, keep them going.
London Colney and The Emirates will feel a very different place for all of them without Edu – the closest support for players and manager in the boardroom.
How Edu made Arsenal great again
By Jack Rosser
EDU GASPAR has been on a mission to ‘Make Arsenal Great Again’ ever since returning to the club he played for 2019.
After a few wobbles early on – signing Nicolas Pepe will never reflect well – the Brazilian has, alongside Mikel Arteta, been crucial in the club’s transformation.
Arteta was brought in as the new manager within months of Edu’s return to North London and the former midfielder stuck by the boss when the pressure was on two years into the job.
Instead of making the knee-jerk decision to change manager again, the former Brazil international, joined forces with Arteta to institute a huge change of culture at The Emirates.
Overpaid toxic influences such as Mesut Ozil and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were purged from the dressing room and Arsenal set about adding strong characters.
Edu finally got the club competing in the transfer market again, with Martin Odegaard an outstanding capture for the club. In landing Declan Rice ahead of Manchester City last year Arsenal showed they couple compete for and sign some of Europe’s biggest talents once more.
Arsenal have become one of the most attractive clubs in the Premier League and one of the most efficient in the market.
While there have been big deals for the likes of Rice and Calafiori, there have been smart ones too – picking out value where others have lost hope.
Kai Havertz appeared as a surprising signing after a dreadful season at Chelsea. But after Edu gave the German space and support to rebuild his confidence he has developed into a fine asset for Arteta.
Edu does not only have a tight relationship with Arteta – who many fans will be glad signed a new deal before the sporting director’s departure – but the players too, always ready and waiting to check in, keep them going.
London Colney and The Emirates will feel a very different place for all of them without Edu.
