I cannot help but look at the face of Arsenal’s transfer business, Edu Gaspar, as something of an easy target for when the Gunners do not get their targets. Having been promoted from technical director to sporting director this year, the Brazilian has delivered, alongside manager Mikel Arteta and supported by others and overseen by Stan and Josh Kroenke a progression of the club back to a title race.
This has been achieved through a serious overhaul of the squad that Edu and Arteta took on in 2019, and getting full reins of in 2020 after the departure of head of football Raul Sanllehi. However, what has plagued their tenure together is a list of players they’ve wanted but been unsuccessful in signing.
With Declan Rice being the primary target this summer, and a player who football.london understands to be very interested in a move to north London, more so than anywhere else, missing out on the England international would be a serious reference point to the clubs' critics, and specifically the face of the transfers, Edu.
