Arsenal is developing a recruiting plan for the coming year, without Edu.
The Brazilian is poised to join forces with Nottingham Forest's president Evangelos Marinakis, abandoning Arsenal with Jayson Ayto in the running.
Edu is going to have a six-month notification period of time, basically on gardening leave, before starting work with Evangelos Marinakis' group of clubs.
Arsenal is committed to appointing a new sporting director to serve alongside Arteta, albeit the exact scope of the post has yet to be determined. The club is currently mulling a return to the previous structure, with the new sporting director focusing solely on the men's first team.