Tony Adams has claimed that Arsenal blew the chance to sign Jude Bellingham because sporting director Edu did not know who he was.
The former Arsenal captain said that a deal was 'kind of done' for the exciting teenage prospect before either Manchester United or Borussia Dortmund had entered the race for the former Birmingham youngster.
But it was then 'lost in the transition' after Edu took over from former head of recruitment Sven Mislintat in 2019.
The 17-year-old rejected a high-profile pursuit from United to sign for German giants Dortmund in a £25m deal in the summer, and has this week received his first senior England call-up.