Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke was reportedly absent from showdown talks between Arsenal players and the club's hierarchy over controversial plans to join a European Super League.
Gunners players are understood to have been in the dark over the plans which have rocked football before news broke on Sunday evening that 12 clubs were to form a breakaway league.
Arsenal are one of six Premier League clubs set to be 'founder members' - along with the rest of their so-called 'Big Six' rivals Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham.
Manager Mikel Arteta said he was unaware of the proposals when quizzed about the matter following Sunday's 1-1 draw against Fulham.
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