Arsenal fans were unpleasantly surprised by Brazilian Edu Gaspar’s decision to step down as the Gunners’ sporting director. He accepted the invitation of the Nottingham Forest and Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis to come to his team, so the leaders of the North London club are now forced to find a new solution. They have several potential candidates for the role of Edu’s successor.He became a billionaire after leaving Arsenal and could buy the Gunners nowFoot Mercato reveals that the closest to the prestigious role is currently the former Gunners’ midfielder, Czech footballer Tomas Rosicky, who played for Arsenal between 2006 and 2016. He is quite experienced for his age, having been Sparta Prague’s director since 2018. Sparta has won two titles since Rosicky joined the club.The 44-year-old Czech, however, is not the only option for Arsenal. Other contender is his former Arsenal teammate, Per Mertesacker, who is already working in the club’s academy. Out of the blue! Arteta set to lose his most precious ally!The third candidate is another German, albeit from city rivals – West Ham’s current technical director, Tim Steidten. The former Werder Bremen and Seattle Sounders player has been at West Ham since July last year, and he is one of the biggest culprits in David Moyes’ sacking.##NAJAVA_MECA_47740##
