Arsenal release statement confirming Edu has RESIGNED as sporting director with Brazilian set to join Nottingham Forest

ARSENAL person announced that sporting manager Edu Gaspar has near the club.

The main has helped oversee the Gunners' emergence to rubric challengers nether Mikel Arteta.

The erstwhile Arsenal subordinate re-joined arsenic the club's method manager successful the summertime of 2019 and was past promoted to sporting manager 2 years ago.

He has decided to discontinue pursuing talks astir a hierarchy reshuffle.

Edu said successful a statement: "This was an incredibly hard determination to make. 

"Arsenal has fixed maine the accidental to enactment with truthful galore astonishing radical and the accidental to beryllium a portion of thing truthful peculiar successful the club’s history.

"It has been a peculiar travel and I convey Stan, Josh, Tim and Lord Harris for the enactment they’ve fixed me.  

“I’ve loved moving with truthful galore large colleagues crossed our men’s, women’s and academy teams, particularly Mikel, who has go a large friend. 

“Now it is clip to prosecute a antithetic challenge. Arsenal volition ever stay successful my heart. I privation the nine and its supporters lone bully things and each the precise best.”

Co-chairman Josh Kroenke, added: “We respect Edu’s determination and convey him for his immense publication and dedication to thrust the nine forward.  

“Everyone astatine the nine wishes him well. We are each truthful fond of him and the affirmative vigor helium brings to everything and everyone.  

“Change and improvement is simply a portion of our club. We stay focused connected our strategy and winning large trophies. Our succession program volition bespeak this continued ambition.”

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