Arsenal technical director Edu managed to overrule Mikel Arteta by bringing in Thomas Partey instead of Houssem Aouar in the summer transfer window, according to reports.
The Gunners were in hot pursuit of both players all summer but after months of interest, they managed to wrap up a £45million deadline day deal for combative midfielder Partey from Atletico Madrid.
And according to L'Equipe, via Sport Witness, Arteta reportedly wanted to bring in Lyon midfielder Aouar to sort out Arsenal's creativity issues but Edu's decision 'obviously had more weight' as they ended up bringing in Partey.