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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Mikel Arteta aiming to rid Unai Emery influence from Arsenal with three more exits expected

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is ready to swing his axe and sanction the sales of three first-team players that were at one time all regulars in the starting eleven.

All three of those wanted out by Arteta were actually purchased by his predecessor Unai Emery, now at the helm of Spanish outfit Villarreal. The current Arsenal boss is nearing the end of his entire overhaul having brought in the majority of the Gunners regulars himself over the course of multiple windows since his appointment in December 2019.

However, there are still remnants of the Emery regime still found within the side that are hardly pulling their weight when it comes to contributing. The trio in question are club-record signing and £72million man Nicolas Pepe, back-up goalkeeper Bernd Leno and want-away midfielder Lucas Torreira.

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