Edu turned down a lucrative new deal at Arsenal to take his first steps into the world of multi-club football.
Mail Sport understands that the Gunners' offer was comparable with the deal made by Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis to head up his football portfolio that includes Olympiacos and Rio Ave.
Indications that Forest have offered to treble Edu's Arsenal salary, which is believed to be £2-3million per year, are wide of the mark.
Crucially it is understood Marinakis is not the only multi-club supremo to be interested in securing Edu's services.
And while he is in line for a significant salary increase at his next job, Edu is attracted to the global positions he is being lined up for.
Discussions are understood to have been positive with the expectancy being that Edu takes up the role within the Greek businessman's multi-club model.