Arsenal’s squad building has been outstanding in recent years under Mikel Arteta and Edu Gaspar, which has helped build a team which can compete for the title. When Arteta joined Edu in returning to Arsenal in 2019, the recruitment was a mess, and the squad was in disarray, with a lot of older players on big contracts. However, in the last few years, recruitment has focused on signing and developing younger players, with strict controls on wages and signings, whilst some of the underperforming senior players had their contracts terminated. Many have questioned Edu’s approach, but both the sign…
