Arsenal, guided by their sporting director Edu, are strategically positioning themselves to secure the signature of a young prodigy whose talents are in demand throughout Europe.
Edu, outlining the club’s summer transfer objectives, emphasized the desire to recruit youthful and dynamic players to bolster Arteta’s squad.
Under Arteta’s leadership, Arsenal has evolved into a formidable unit since his arrival from Manchester City, with a long-term vision that complements their immediate ambitions.
With Arsenal leading the Premier League and vying for their first championship in two decades, Edu has made it clear that the club’s recruitment focus is on young talents who promise a bright future and can contribute to the team’s sustained success.
“We already have our targets,” said the Brazilian (via TNT Sports). “We have planned a lot ahead and I will be worried if we don’t score a lot of goals and if we’re not creating chances, which is the opposite because we create a lot and score a lot of goals.
“The plan is to try to get better every year and I think we are in a good moment. Let’s see if we can keep improving. I think if you see the type of the players we have at the moment, it’s players which have a big, big commitment of [to] the club, which is very important. So the way we transmit to the fans, transmit to people our commitment – sometimes you can lose, you can win games, it’s all part of the sport – helps us perform the best way possible and show the passion we have for the club and try to be win as many games as we can.
“Many times in certain conversations to recruit the players you don’t see the character of the player or the character of the player does not fit well with what we are trying to do and then you have to move on and try to find what we’re really looking for. If you see all the signings we’ve made since we started together, everyone is almost the same, young, energetic and passionate, and good talents with big, beautiful futures ahead of them.”
Arsenal have their eyes on Brazilian talent Douglas Mendes as one option for the future, and another who has now found himself on their radar is AC Milan forward starlet Franceso Camarda.