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Mikel Arteta makes Edu request to Arsenal amid transfer doubts

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Several elite clubs are keen to prize away the technical director from Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to keep hold of Edu amid doubts about his future in north London.

Edu became Arsenal’s first-ever technical director in 2019, returning to the club where he played as a midfielder for five years.

The Gunners went on to hire Mikel Arteta as their manager a few months later, kick-starting an extensive rebuild project.

A well-equipped Arsenal side have claimed the top of the Premier League season this season. But Edu’s links with a move away from the Emirates have concerned the Gunners fans and Arteta alike.

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“I just hope that he stays here for a long time because it would be a really positive thing for the club,” said the Spaniard.

“I work with him really well, I think he’s a super important figure at the club that represents all the values, all the ideas and everything that we want to do in the right way. Hopefully, that will be the case.

“There’s a lot happening at a football club and he has a huge role. He has a really good way of communicating with people and managing a lot of things that happen daily. For me and the team, he’s really important.

“I think you have to build that relationship. First of all, you have to be very well respected, the roles have to be very clear and you have to share the same ideas, at the same time you have to be challenged by each other because sometimes as coaches, we have other ideas or we want something right now that is not the best thing for the club.”

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