Arsenal technical director Edu has opened up on his side's pursuit of Brazilian winger Raphinha.
The north Londoners had been heavily linked with a move for the former Leeds United star before both Chelsea and Barcelona had bids accepted by the Yorkshire-based club, with the player eventually signing for the latter earlier this month. Now, Edu has spoken about how close the Gunners were to landing the talented attacker.
Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "People think we went in too deep about Raphinha because Raphinha was everywhere. It's fair we did have some conversations with Deco because Deco is his agent, and I have a good relationship [with him] – we are friends.
