On September 14, Edu, former Arsenal sporting director, became one of the new board members of CSKA Sofia. At a press conference following the club's shareholders meeting, he discussed his plans after joining the team.

Edu said: "I am grateful to everyone who gave me the opportunity to join the board and work alongside the club's legends. And of course, my Brazilian friend Claudio. I will do my best to support this process. Throughout my life, I have always been comfortable making the right decisions."

"First, I have gradually gotten to know everyone involved in this project. Everything starts with understanding the people involved in the project. You may not know, but I spent a long time getting to know you, the club, and the media. After that, I started working with you. Later, they invited me to the board. At that moment, I thought, 'Why not?' I believe I can contribute to this project."

"For me, this is a new land, new friends, new challenges, and that excites me. That's why I'm here. I am very pleased to be part of this project."

Edu then spoke about the team's current situation: "If there is an opportunity to maintain close contact with manager Georgi and the entire football community, I will do my best to help them. I believe we are moving forward. We just became league champions, and now we are competing in the Europa League. We are not starting from scratch."

"We are doing well at the moment, but we must take the best measures to ensure the team continues to develop. None of us are magicians, but we will support each other steadily."

"When I first came here, I told Atanas Bostandzhiev that 'CSKA Sofia has a very good manager.' After that, I had an opportunity to speak with Velázquez. They asked me to discuss my ideas and what the team needs with him. We must support him as much as possible. I am working to recruit players who fit his tactical system. And we will see how we build a better team. We already have the right people to guide us in this direction."

Regarding the team's scouting and data analysis work, Edu said: "We have scouts and analysts. We will work with them, and of course, I will support them as much as possible. At the same time, I must share my network and knowledge with them. This is the professional expertise I can provide to the team, and it is my role and responsibility."

"We must be ambitious, but realistic. We cannot promise what we cannot do. The club must think about how to improve every year. Every season we must develop, make better signings, and earn more points. Only then can we gradually reach the highest level."

"We must think about how to continuously improve and build that culture. I continue to be in contact with Georgi (note: Kostadinov). I am trying to learn as much as possible about CSKA Sofia. We must prepare for the transfer market as quickly as possible to avoid hasty decisions."

"We hope to further modernize our data and analysis systems and have clearer plans in this regard."

Speaking about youth development, Edu said: "We need to figure out how to develop talent in our youth academy. I want to establish a plan to identify the most promising young players and study how to develop them. We will build a complete process to further clarify how to develop the youth academy."

"For many years, Bulgaria has always had many talented players. However, today we are increasingly falling behind the major football markets. I have done research and can confirm that we have many very talented young players. We believe we can find the right players and build a very strong youth academy."

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