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Eduardo edges towards exit

22 comments July 18th, 2010

Yesterday’s high-profile absentee was Manuel Almunia.  Arsenal fans are desperate to see a new number one arrive, so seized on the opportunity to speculate about Almunia’s possible whereabouts – was he ill, as Arsene claimed?  Was he having a medical at Athletico Madrid?  Had he gone on a rogue vigilante mission to assassinate Mark Schwarzer and eliminate a potential rival?

Amid the flurry of rumour and untruth, Eduardo da Silva’s absence was barely noted.  Despite being named in the 22-man squad, the Croatian international was nowhere to be seen.  Only now are we beginning to understand why.  Just a day after Arsene spoke about the need to move a couple of players on, a Croatian website is reporting that Eduardo is on the verge of a €7.5m move to Shakhtar Donetsk.  On paper, it seems a good match – Shakhtar’s squad has the split Baltic/Brazilian DNA that is Eduardo’s trademark.

A couple of quick calls have suggested that this particular smoke is emanating from a cracklingly genuine fire.  With Eduardo close to a move, risking him in a meaningless game yesterday would have been foolish in the extreme.  And Arsene is no fool.

I’ll have plenty more to say on this if and when he does go.  Eduardo has had a torrid time in England, what with his injury followed by the diving scandal, but his pure ability has never been in doubt.  To return to anything like his former level, however, he probably needs a fresh start.  It looks like he may be about to get one.


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