Arsenal have made their approach for Paris Saint-Germain football advisor Luis Campos as they look for Edu’s successor, according to reports.
Arsenal confirmed on November 4 that Edu had handed in his resignation as the Gunners’ sporting director, bringing to end his five-year spell at the Emirates Stadium which started as the club’s technical director before a promotion in November 2022.
His decision to quit Arsenal came as a shock to everyone, including Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, who had built an excellent relationship with the Brazilian in the process of building a squad capable of challenging for the Premier League.
Real Sociedad director of football Roberto Olabe has been among the people linked with replacing Edu at Arsenal but now Football Transfers claims that they have now approached their preferred candidate.
The report insists that Campos – who has built title-winning sides at Monaco and Lille before his latest test at PSG – ‘has been approached by Arsenal to take over from Edu’ as they continue their search for a new sporting director.
Liverpool have been heavily linked to the Egyptian as they look out for potential replacements for Mohamed Salah – who could leave at the end of his contract in the summer- but former Manchester United chief scout Mick Brown reckons Arsenal could hijack any moves for Marmoush.
