Ive always liked Eddie, don't understand the stick he gets. Hope he signs a new deal, losing him on a free would be criminal. He won't ever be the main CF at Arsenal but he's a really good player to have in the squad. Understand why he isn't signing though, shows he's got a good mentality.
Also has the same agent as Balogun.
Plus, just look at AMN. Manager can promise a lot and wax lyrical about you all day during interviews, but actions speak louder.
We've had problems in midfield and attack and all the players I've mentioned above didn't get a look see.
It really is more down to less of a squad building headache for the manager right now and less a about him really rating them as "the future".
Think both parties will be fine here either way. Just sucks we're not getting much of a fee for them.