Three years on from his last Premier League appearance, Matteo Guendouzi has been linked with a return which would allow him to put the past behind him.
The French international joined Arsenal under Unai Emery and has been mentioned in connection with Emery's Aston Villa. West Ham has also been suggested as a potential destination - ironically as a replacement for Declan Rice, who remains a target for Arsenal as they look to strengthen ahead of a Champions League return.
If Guendouzi finds himself back in England, attention is like to be paid to the manner in which his Gunners career fell apart. The beginning of the end came against Brighton during Project Restart in June 2020, and it'll be time for the midfielder to prove his behaviour that day was simply the work of a chippy 21-year-old rather than anything for any new employer to worry about.
