Edu is set to defy the critics and put new £3million signing Marquinhos on the same path as William Saliba.
The Arsenal technical director, who runs the rule over ins and outs at the Emirates, has received flack alongside manager Mikel Arteta for loaning out Saliba for the past three seasons since his £25.4million move from French side St Etienne in the summer of 2019. But after the centre-back picked up the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award following a spectacular spell with Marseille last season, it seems as if the decision to delay Saliba's introduction to the Arsenal first-team has paid off.
Now Edu will aim do the same for Marquinhos, who joined from Brazilian giants Sao Paulo in June. The 19-year-old winger has featured in two friendlies during the Gunners' promising pre-season run but is comfortably on the fringes of Arteta's budding squad.
