Report: Rosicky in the frame to replace Edu

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According to a report in the Guardian, Tomas Rosicky is high on the list of candidates to replace Edu as Arsenal’s Sporting Director.

The Brazilian’s surprise departure in November has left a vacancy, with various names linked with the job over the last few months. Arsenal have been in no serious rush to make an appointment, confident that the current recruitment team – for now led by Edu’s then second-in-command Jason Ayto – have what it takes to do any business in January if the club decide to make a signing (or two).

Rosicky was a contemporary of Mikel Arteta as a player, making 246 appearance for the club between 2006 and 2016, after which he had a brief spell at his first club, Sparta Prague, before retirement.

In 2018, he became Sporting Director there, and helped guide the club to the Czech title for the first time in 9 seasons in 2022-23, followed up by a successful defence of the league last season too.

Speaking to James in The Athletic last year, he spoke about his future and potential plans for life beyond his boyhood club.

“When I started this job, I never had the ambition to do it anywhere else but here,” he said. “This was about a pure love for the club where I started.

“But that's evolving. I had an offer to go and interview for a position with a big club. I refused as I have work still to do here, but it changed my thinking a little bit.”

As per the Guardian piece, his appointment would likely take place at the end of this current season, leaving a big onus on the existing recruitment department, but having played with Arteta and Academy Head Per Mertesacker, his appointment would make some sense and hopefully help bring success on and off the pitch.

One to keep an eye on.

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