Compared to the lengthy well wishes William Saliba was handed prior to his loan move this week, Matteo Guendouzi’s goodbye was merely a pat on the back.
While Saliba was told he would be watched regularly, his compatriot was given nothing more than a standard press release. Mikel Arteta had already made the decision to ostracise the midfielder from the Arsenal squad following his act of petulance in the June defeat to Brighton.
That loss at the Amex was the 19-year-old’s last game for the Gunners under Arteta. Reports of him bragging about his wages, fed into the narrative of an ego that far outweighed his abilities on the field.
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