Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has told one of the club’s players to leave by January or risk having their contract terminated, following a visit to the team’s training session. He stated, “I can’t continue spending such an amount on a player, and Nottingham Forest is still ahead of us in the league.”
Arsenal’s outgoing sporting director, Edu, had previously emphasized that the club aimed to win the Premier League in the “right way.” Edu has played a crucial role in Arsenal’s resurgence in recent years, building a strong partnership with manager Mikel Arteta to help restore the club as a title contender. However, Edu is now set to leave the club after discussions with Arsenal’s leadership.
During his tenure, Arsenal twice finished as runners-up in the league behind Manchester City. In an interview ahead of the current season, Edu explained why achieving success in the right manner was so important to him.
Speaking on the *Men in Blazers* podcast in August, Edu said, “Of course, we want to win titles. Of course, we want to bring trophies to this football club, but how we achieve that is what matters most to me. I want to compete with people as though I’m competing internally. I want to win in the best way possible. I want to win and get the trophy, and I want people to look at us and say, ‘I’m proud of you guys because you’re winning the right way.’
“I’m not talking about anyone else here, I’m talking about ourselves and how we win, lose, draw, and earn a trophy. To me, this makes a lot of sense. It doesn’t matter that we didn’t win a trophy last season; ask any Arsenal fan how they feel about us. That, for me, is important. They need to feel proud of us and how we work because we live in sports. Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose, but how we do it matters.”
