Mikel Arteta has insisted Arsenal's search for a new sporting director will have no impact on their transfer business and claimed Edu's permanent successor could come from inside the club.Arsenal are on the look out for Edu's replacement following the Brazilian's sudden resignation last month.Jason Ayto - who has been at Arsenal for a decade, first as a scout, before working his way up the ladder to become Edu's right-hand man - has assumed the post on an interim basis.

Mikel Arteta has insisted Arsenal's search for a new sporting director will have no impact on their transfer business and claimed Edu's permanent successor could come from inside the club.Arsenal are on the look out for Edu's replacement following the Brazilian's sudden resignation last month.Jason Ayto - who has been at Arsenal for a decade, first as a scout, before working his way up the ladder to become Edu's right-hand man - has assumed the post on an interim basis.