Edu Gaspar in a crowd at a football match.Image source, Getty Images
Image caption, Former Arsenal and Valencia midfielder Edu won 16 caps for Brazil
Former Arsenal director of football Edu will serve as a senior advisor to the new owners of League Two club Northampton Town.
The former Brazil midfielder left his role as Nottingham Forest's global head of football in September and has since joined the board of directors at Bulgarian top, external-flight club Levski Sofia., external
A Brazilian consortium featuring former AC Milan and Chelsea forward Alexandre Pato completed a takeover of Northampton, who are 23rd in League Two, last month.
Speaking at an open forum event, Cobblers co-chairman Joao Xavier said Edu would help the club navigate "sporting questions" on an ad hoc basis.
Levski Sofia are owned by London-based investment firm Gemcorp Capital, who are an investor in Sports Alpha Capital - the group which has become Northampton's majority shareholder.
Asked about Edu's role, Xavier said: "We are very proud to have Alex [Pato] with us and Edu with us too.
"We became friends as he had a role at Nottingham Forest and I asked him to help me learn more about English football.
"Edu is a senior advisor for one of our partners, acting as an advisor for Levski Sofia and also here, helping us navigate the sporting questions here at the club, not day to day, just when we ask him and when we need him.
"The club will never be part of a multi-club ownership, no other club is part of our project."
Edu's position at Forest came under the spotlight after a disagreement with Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked last September - the first of four managers at Forest over the 2025-26 campaign.
He arrived after six years at Arsenal, where he became the club's first sporting director in 2022, having won two Premier League titles and two FA Cups as a midfielder with the Gunners.
He brought Mikel Arteta to Emirates Stadium, who delivered the club's first Premier League title in 22 years last season, and oversaw the majority of the recruitment of that squad.
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