It turns out this is one of the less significant conversations of Mikel Arteta’s week.
The Arsenal manager pauses to chat near the edge of a lagoon which runs through the surreal sprawl of Universal Studios. His more pressing engagements have been behind closed doors.
Over recent days, Arteta has been finalising the signing of Oleksandr Zinchenko. Technical director Edu arrived in Orlando as they plan more comings and goings. Stan and Josh Kroenke were in town briefly, too.
The owners have invested heavily to right the wrongs of last season, when Arsenal threw away Champions League football.