Arsenal have agreed a deal with Marseille to send them Matteo Guendouzi on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy next summer.
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At the end of next season, the Gunners will receive a £ 10 million fee for the midfielder, who has not played for the club since June 2020. The 22-year-old played 82 games for Arsenal following his move from Lorient in the summer of 2018, and was released from the squad during the later stages of the 2019/20 season.
Matteo Guendouzi and Neal Maupay collide / Mike Hewitt / Getty Images
His last appearance for the club was in a 2-1 loss to Brighton in the Premier League in June last year, where he notoriously collided with his Frenchman Neal Maupay.
With Mikel Arteta impressed by the midfielder’s attitude and behavior, Guendouzi then spent the 2020/21 campaign on loan at Bundesliga’s Hertha Berlin. The Frenchman played 24 times in the league, did twice and helped three times.
However, the solid return has not done enough to resume a career at Arsenal. It was previously reported that Guendouzi would sign a permanent deal with Marseille this summer, although Goal Arsenal correspondent Charles Watts has confirmed reports in France that the 22-year-old will actually spend the next period on loan at Les Olympiens before completing a permanent one. gear worth £ 10m next summer.
Arsenal have agreed a deal with Marseille for Matteo Guendouzi, reported by @MohamedTERParis. Loans with an obligation to buy next summer. Arsenal get about 10 million pounds for the midfielder. The deal can be completed in the next few days. pic.twitter.com/y1GQRpS2Ic
– Charles Watts (@charles_watts) July 3, 2021
The deal signals a return to French football for the midfielder, who became a starlet for Lorient in Ligue 1 and especially Ligue 2. Guendouzi also hopes to move to Marseille, where he will play Europa League football under manager Jorge Sampaoli next term. can inspire a return to the French senior side. Guendouzi has not played for Les Bleus yet, but was called up to replace the injured Paul Pogba in September 2019.
The news comes shortly after Gunners colleague William Saliba also switched to the Stade Velodrome this summer. Central defenders will also go to the Cote d’Azur, although his season-long loan deal will not be permanent at the end of the campaign.
