Arsenal consider PSG’s Campos to replace Edu

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football advisor, Luis Campos, is one of the names under consideration by Premier League side Arsenal to replace sporting director Edu.

Campos, who has a reputation for finding young talent, has not yet renewed his contract with the French champions, making him a strong target for Arsenal.

The Portuguese’s PSG contract runs out in the summer but a new deal has not been agreed yet.

Arsenal have started searching for a new sporting director following Edu’s departure earlier this month, with Campos in the mix to succeed the Brazilian.

The search for Edu’s replacement is understood to be at an early stage, with Arsenal determining exactly what profile of sporting director they will look to hire.

60-year-old Campos has overseen a change of policy at PSG, having moved from being a big-spending club signing some of the world’s biggest stars, to signing young talent, including Vitinha, Bradley Barcola, and Joao Neves.

Arsenal sporting director Edu to leave club

The former Monaco and Lille sporting director has signed youngsters who have been sold for big profits throughout his career, including Kylian Mbappe, Victor Osimhen, Bernardo Silva, Fabinho, and Anthony Martial.

But Campos is not the only name in the running to replace Edu, Sky Sports reported.

It is understood intermediaries have put a host of names to Arsenal, including Bayer Leverkusen’s Simon Rolfes and Roberto Olabe, who is stepping down at Real Sociedad this summer.

Edu joined Arsenal as technical director in July 2019 before becoming the club’s first-ever sporting director in November 2022.

The former Gunners midfielder was responsible for the signings of Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice, while he helped offload the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mesut Ozil.

Since Edu arrived at the club, Arsenal have spent £867 million – only Chelsea and Manchester United have spent more in that period – and have won the FA Cup, while finishing as runners-up in the last two Premier League seasons.

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