Edu, a midfielder with the club’s 2003-04 ‘Invincibles’ team, was appointed as Arsenal’s first-ever technical director in the summer of 2019. He went on to hire Mikel Arteta as head coach later that year before the Spaniard’s role became manager in September 2020.

Former Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky said he is under consideration to be the new Gunners sporting director. Edu Gaspar resigned as Arsenal’s sporting director on November 4, 2024. He had served

Dan Ashworth could be set to be appointed as the new Arsenal Sporting Director. David Ornstein says that the former Newcastle United employee is one of a handful of contenders for the job. He reports that Arsenal plan to make the appointment in March and are now coming to the end of their process in terms of whittling down candidates before offering the job to their final choice.