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Three available Sporting Directors Arsenal could hire to replace Edu Gaspar immediately
There has now been a shock development at Arsenal after Edu Gaspar stepped down from his position as Director of Football.
The Brazilian was a key element of Arsenal’s resurgence under Mikel Arteta – working closely with the Spaniard to transf♑orm the squad and restructure the Gunners behind the scenes.
Interestingly, Edu could end up at Nottingham Forest – with Ciꦉty🅺 Ground chief Evangelos Marinakis a huge fan of the South American’s work.
In the meantime, Arsenal are without a Director of Football – arguably one of the most important roles in the modern era of this sport – so let’s take a look at some currently unemployed options who are available for the Gunners to hire immediately as a replacement for Edu Gaspar.
Ralf Rangnick
Now, this would be an interesting appointment.
Ralf Rangnick is currently in charge of the Austria national te𒐪am, but the German previously juggled that job with a consultancy role at Manc🦩hester United, so he could be open to returning to a similar position at Arsenal.
The 66-year-old has been dubbed the “godfather” of moder𒁏n football in Germany, having been known to influence the tactical styles of both Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel, while also helping the Red Bull franchise rise from €120m in market value to €1.2bn during his eight years as ๊their Director of Football.
Jorg Schmadtke
The man who brought Alexis Macꦺ Allister💛, Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai to Liverpool is another Director who Arsenal can hire immediately.
Schmadtke worked at Liverpool during the summer of 🤡2023, helping Klopp win the Carabao Cup 💯in his final season at Anfield, before stepping down along with his fellow countryman.
Michael Zorc
Arsenal were actually linked with Michael Zorc back in 2017 as the Gunners searched for a new𓆏 Director of Football – and despite retiring when leaving the Signal Iduna Park in 2022, he may be tempted by a new challenge in north London.
The 62-year-old made a name for himself after overseeing a stunning job at Borussia Dortmund, where he hired Klopp, unearthed Robert Lewandowski, and also managed to sell Jadon Sancho, who he signed for just £🌄8m, to Manchester United in a £73m deal.
Zorc also signed Erling Haaland and Jude Bellin꧒gham during his time in Dortmund – so the German would be an exciting option to replace Edu.