Arsenal's sporting director Edu has turned his back on the Champions League club in favour of joining Evangelos Marinakis' ambitious multi-club model including Nottingham Forest

Manager admits Edu’s departure ‘happened very quickly’Martin Ødegaard has travelled for match against Inter Mikel Arteta has insisted Edu’s departure as sporting director will not stop Arsenal’s upward trajectory but admitted that losing one of his key allies came as a surprise. The Brazilian’s resignation was confirmed on Monday, with Edu expected to join the multi-club network of Nottingham Forest’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis. Arsenal are understood to have failed with an attempt to persuade Edu to stay at the Emirates having offered to match the improved salary that is believed to be on offer from Marinakis. At present, there is no successor lined up for a role that did not exist at Arsenal before the former midfielder assumed the position in November 2022. Arteta, whose side face Inter in the Champions League on Wednesday night, admitted that he was disappointed to lose Edu but is confident Arsenal can replace him. Continue reading...

Edu, a former Gunners midfielder, is set to join up with Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis and his stable of clubs after rejecting a deal to stay at the Emirates and work alongside Mikel Arteta

Director’s decision to leave Emirates to join the Marinakis setup raised eyebrows but the club dynamic had changed Evangelos Marinakis is no stranger to acquiring footballers but the Nottingham Forest owner was an interested observer at a different kind of auction last month. The Tattersalls October Yearling Sale at Newmarket was particularly busy for Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing group, with the renowned football agent shelling out more than £8m on three signings – including £4.6m on a filly produced by the great Frankel and the 2018 Royal Ascot winner AlJazzi. “God, I hope we haven’t bought a dud,” Joorabchian commented to the Racing Post this week on his record-breaking spending spree. Those purchases took Amo Racing’s outlay this year to more than £24m for the group fronted by Joorabchian, who is perhaps best known for his role as representing Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano for their controversial moves to West Ham. The 53-year-old has made no secret of his desire to make an impact in the sport of kings and lists a member of the Qatari royal family as one of the investors in Amo Racing. It remains to be seen whether Marinakis plans to follow suit. After he was spotted with Joorabchian at June’s prestigious Goffs London Sale, the Greek shipping magnate said he was not part of the investment group. “No, I’m just here to enjoy the day,” he said. Continue reading...

Can high flying Nottingham Forest maintain their run and where can they really finish?

Arsenal have been left reeling by the news sporting director Edu is jumping ship to take on a new role at Nottingham Forest after helping to mastermind the club's revival with Mikel Arteta

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis loses his appeal against a five-game stadium ban.

Edu is set to leave his role as Arsenal's sporting director, with the Brazilian expected to take up a new job working for Evangelos Marinakis who owns Nottingham Forest and Olympiacos

Edu is set to make a surprise exit from Arsenal and link up with Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest after five years helping to transform the Gunners into title contenders

Brazilian key part of improvement under Mikel ArtetaHe is likely to work for Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis The Arsenal sporting director, Edu, is to leave the club and looks likely to join the network of clubs spearheaded by Evangelos Marinakis, the owner of Nottingham Forest. Edu’s shock departure will bring to an end five years in Arsenal’s senior management and means Mikel Arteta will lose one of his major allies. The pair enjoy a strong relationship and Arsenal will need too recalibrate when the Brazilian moves on. The timescale of his departure remains unclear. Continue reading...

Leicester City boss Steve Cooper says his team "showed great resilience" as Jordan Ayew's 94th minute equaliser rescues a point for the Foxes in their 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town in the Premier League at Portman Road.

There might be a few tongues in cheeks when the Nottingham Forest supporters unite as one to chant “We’re going to win the league” but it shows how well things are going at the City Ground. Victory over West Ham means Forest have won three consecutive Premier League games for the first time in more than a quarter of a century and moved them into third in the table. It does not seem to matter that the head coach Nuno Espírito Santo is banned from the touchline and the owner Evangelos Marinakis not even allowed in the stadium. Forest have the second best defence in the league, having conceded seven times, and the second most prolific striker in Chris Wood, who along with Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ola Aina settled the match against a West Ham team who had to play for more than a half with 10 men after Edson Álvarez was dismissed. Continue reading...

Julen Lopetegui's start to life at West Ham United has so far been miserable and things only got worse when they visited in-form Nottingham Forest

Forest owner denies allegations of match-fixingClaims were made online, on X and YouTube Nottingham Forest’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, is suing a Greek football rival for more than £2.1m in a high court libel claim over an alleged “smear campaign” including “false” allegations of match-fixing. Marinakis, a shipping magnate who also owns Olympiakos, is suing Irini Karipidis, the owner of Aris, over allegations made on a website, social media and mobile billboards between November 2023 and March 2024. A hearing on Thursday was told the allegations, which Marinakis denies, include that he was involved in match-fixing and a high-profile drug trafficking case in Greece. Continue reading...