Arsenal have been very active when it comes to young talents over the last few years. The Gunners have always been known to produce brilliant youngsters, either from their own academy, or by buying someone with big potential.
Unai Emery got a lot wrong as Arsenal boss but the one positive was his willingness to use young players.
Matteo Guendouzi rose to the occasion brilliantly last season, while the likes of Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock and Bukayo Saka have all stepped up as well.
Edu Gaspar’s appointment as the club’s Technical Director was a bold move by the Gunners but early signs have shown that he is the right man for the job.
Gabriel Martinelli has arguably been the find of the season in the Premier League. The teenager came in from the fourth-tier of Brazilian football and has taken English football by storm in his very first season.
Pablo Mari was signed from Flamengo in January, and with the little action he has seen, he seems to be a very smart addition to the Gunners squad.
Has Edu done it again?
Edu seems to be working his magic again in the Brazilian market. DAZN commentator Gustavo Fogaca has told Italian outlet Milan News that Arsenal are in the race to sign Internacional’s Bruno Fuchs this summer.
The 21-year-old is tipped by many to be the next big thing to come out of Brazil, and even if he has half as good an impact as Martinelli has had, Edu will be lauded by Arsenal fans yet again.
AC Milan and Porto are also in the race for the young defender, who is said to be available for a ridiculously low fee between £1.7 million and £4.5 million.
Arsenal fans are very excited with the prospect of their club signing yet another one of Edu’s finds. Here’s how a few of them reacted on Twitter.
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