Eidevall says there was a simple economic decision to make when the opportunity to sign Mariona Caldentey from Barcelona arose, ‘You have a limited budget that you have to deal with and we had the opportunity to sign Mariona Caldentey or extend Vivianne Miedema’s contract, then you have to choose either or. But it’s not a decision that you then stand at a press conference and talk about and say “we had to choose between two players”. The reality is that we couldn’t afford both. Then I have to make a decision about what I think is best for the club.’

Eidevall admits that he underestimated the pushback over the decision, ‘I usually think that I am good at predicting the consequences of a decision, but I have to be honest and say that I didn’t see that coming. But I would still have made the same decision, I am convinced that Caldentey will continue to be a huge asset for Arsenal. I have never had any problems working with Miedema. She is a strong personality and will always speak her mind, which is similar to me as a person. It was a decision that was made on purely sporting grounds.’

How did this guy ever get a job, let alone a job at Arsenal? Makes sense that as a racist he’s also stupid and ignorant.