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'If they want to jump on the boat, they are more than welcome': Matteo Guendouzi needs to get on board with Mikel Arteta's Arsenal rebuild if he wants to stay at the Emirates amid claims manager 'will let him leave'

Mikel Arteta has challenged Matteo Guendouzi to get behind his Arsenal rebuild as rumours of a summer exit for the Frenchman build.

The hot-headed midfielder enraged his manager and many fans by lashing out at Brighton's Neal Maupay after the forward scored the winner in the Gunners' miserable 2-1 defeat to the south-coast side.

Guendouzi remarkably escaped any retrospective action but was left out of Arteta's squad for the 2-0 win over Southampton on Thursday, with the Spaniard citing 'internal issues'.

Mikel Arteta wants Matteo Guendouzi to get on board with his rebuild amid exit rumours

Mikel Arteta wants Matteo Guendouzi to get on board with his rebuild amid exit rumours

The hot-headed midfielder was left out of the Arsenal squad to face Southampton

The hot-headed midfielder was left out of the Arsenal squad to face Southampton

The Frenchman lashed-out at Neal Maupay after full-time against Brighton but wasn't banned

The midfielder has previously clashed with his boss at a Dubai training camp and has reportedly told Arsenal he wants to leave this summer, with Barcelona and PSG already circling.