Arsenal have allowed plenty of talent to leave the club for little-to-no transfer fees and in some cases even had to pay to resolve certain situations. Edu spoke recently about how he labelled these types of moves investments.
It may seem odd to many within the Arsenal fan base, although the club technical director does explain the process well. He told football.london the importance was better to ensure the unwanted player is moved on than a prolonged process of trying to find a financially beneficial solution.
“If you imagine, ‘Oh, no problem: this season we’re going to expose the player a little bit more and then we sell them’ — no, be realistic,” Edu said. “You don’t want to sell the player.
