Arsenal: Mikel Arteta confirms Kroenke transfer talks amid praise for 'phenomenal' Jason Ayto

Ayto, who was antecedently Edu’s No2 astatine the Emirates Stadium, has taken implicit successful the interim portion Arsenal hunt for a replacement and Arteta has talked up his credentials.

“Very good, Jason and each the [recruitment] team,” said Arteta. “Edu and I astir apt got a batch of the praise, but the enactment down it is done by this feline and Jason has been phenomenal.

“It is not casual to aftermath up 1 time and person to determination to a antithetic bureau and bash a antithetic job, similar it was for the team.

“But again, the spirit, however radical react, however they are consenting to [say]: ‘Okay, that’s it, that’s the situation, let’s determination forward’, with that ambition, and arsenic good with that determination and that enthusiasm, that’s thing great. Jason has been large connected that.”

Arteta was portion of the trip, too, and the Spaniard has revealed that transportation talks were among the topics connected the table.

“Yeah, well, it is ever truly affirmative to walk clip together,” helium said. “Obviously we had clip to speech astir the windows, but arsenic good astir the club.

“How they are feeling astir what we are doing, however we are feeling astir wherever we privation to instrumentality the club, the adjacent direction, evidently Edu.

“It is simply a batch of topics, there, but again it is simply a joyousness to walk clip with them due to the fact that it’s a batch to learn. They person truthful overmuch acquisition successful sport.

“You consciousness the ambition, particularly erstwhile you spell retired determination and adjacent that they are precise far, however adjacent they unrecorded each time with us, and they privation to execute together. It feels great.”