Sad to see him go. But I think a lot of fans will be excited by this given the complaints about our summer window.

Good. Get someone that has balls to tell Arteta NO from time to time.

Replacing Edu isn't necessarily an issue, but unless he has a better job lined up you have to wonder why.

    QuincyAbeyie He will have a bigger role at Nottingham, at the group that own Nottingham, so he will be the biggest boss at 3 clubs, they also have Rio Ave in Portugal and some team in Greece.
    Again, we can and should do better, I'm not worried.

    yeah and just a little thing I remembered, Txiki Begiristain is leaving City in the summer, right?

        SimplyThePest I'm just saying that one of the best out there... is free. Yeah, he probably is a piece of shit, but kinda have to be in todays football.

          JazzG yeah, this doesn't surprise. From what I can tell, Edu's best talent is his gift for self-promotion. He's all about getting that pay rise and promotion, less concerned with the job at hand. I'm being flippant but I do think there is some truth to that...

            It's hard to evaluate whether a DoF is good while they're in situ since most of what they do is behind close doors and confidential. I guess we'll soon find out whether Edu was a good DoF or not through the benefit of hindsight - at the very least, he had a good relationship with the manager which isn't a given.

              they say hindsight is 20/20, but this is nasty reading. and if all Edu does is sign the players Arteta wants then he won't really be missed because all the successes and failures would belong to the manager.

                Don Pacifico Also need to take into account those signings were made without CL football. We had finished 5th and I think the teams above us had strengthened significantly and City/Liverpool were miles ahead anyway. Those signings transformed us into Title challengers. A lot us couldn't even see a way to get into the Top 4 let alone challenge for the title.

                  I don't think everything has to be melodrama. Previously in his career Edu's been good at making moves at the right moment for himself, and that looks like what he's doing now.

                  Edu's probably correctly reasoned his next two or three seasons at Arsenal were more likely to tarnish his record or leave it unimproved. He'd have had to make a lot of big sales and potentially contend with a shortfall of major trophies. This way he'll slide into a more senior role getting more money and arguably under less pressure.

                  Meatwad Vieira and Kiwior is Edu's find. Doing my research, he signed Trusty, Turner and Marquinhos too.

                  His other signings include Lokonga, Pablo Mari and Gabriel Magalhes. The rest were all Arteta's signings reportedly. Believable to me

                    Mirth

                    It never ceases to amaze me how people jump to conclusions without having a scooby about what went on being closed door or being privy to the internal engagement.

                        Confirmed, Edu has joined the Forest Group.

                        Edu will triple his salary and be THE key figure there. Congrats to him and thanks for everything

                        Looks more and more like he was head hunted and given a better deal, fair enough really. The guy who will be very hard to replace in Arteta the rest can all be replaced. We have competent people at the top so I think we'll find someone good.