Mikel Arteta has reportedly 'banished' seven players from first team training.
, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber for a combined fee of over £200 millionhas struggled to offload players deemed surplus to requirements, with the transfer deadline approaching.Ahead of the window slamming shut, it is believed that seven players are training away from the first team.
Nicolas Pepe, Nuno Tavares and Albert Sambi Lokonga are among those 'banished', with a video of them training separately surfacing on social media. Pepe, who joined the Emirates outfit for £72 million in 2019, shared a clip on Snapchat of him, Tavares and Lokonga training at the club's gym.The footage shows Lokonga lifting weights and Tavares interacting with the Ivory Coast winger.
They're not the only players training away from the first team squad as Folarin Balogun, Kieran Tierney, Rob Holding and Cedric Soares are also separated from the main group.ArsenalPepe has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, Lokonga is liked by Brighton as a replacement for Moises Caicedo and Nottingham Forest are thought to be keeping tabs on Tavares.
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