Arsenal’s hopes of signing Yannick Carrasco have received a boost after the winger was suspended by his Chinese club, Dalian Yifang.
The 25-year-old returned late from international duty with Belgium last week and missed his team’s match against Hebei CFFC.
He issued an apology on social media, but that has failed to placate club bosses who released a terse statement.
“Yannick Carrasco of Dalian Football Club was absent from the away game against Hebei China Fortune and missed training,” it read.
“The club now imposes the following penalties on him: Carrasco to apologise to the team within three days and stop training.