Matteo Guendouzi lifts the lid on his Arsenal exit - and denies it was because of his infamous spat with Neal Maupay - as the France midfielder admits he 'didn't have the best relationship with Mikel Arteta'

Matteo Guendouzi has lifted the lid on his relationship with Mikel Arteta and revealed the real reason behind his Arsenal departure.

The midfielder made a permanent move to Marseille in the summer after loan spells at the Ligue 1 club and Bundesliga side Hertha.

The 23-year-old was banished from the Arsenal squad by Arteta in June 2020 following his infamous spat with Brighton's Neal Maupay.

'Journalists used this excuse to say that we had a bad relationship and that's why I stopped playing and left Arsenal [the Maupay incident],' Guendouzi told BeIN Sports.