The news comes as Arteta revealed his plans to trim down his bloated squad during this month’s transfer window.
He said: “Well, we have a large squad, we knew that and a lot of things we wanted to do in the summer, we couldn’t accomplish for different reasons.
“There are some players that are going to go on loan, they are going to leave, and that’s the priority at the moment.
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