Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 'will return to training with Arsenal on Wednesday' after being stripped of the captaincy - with Alexandre Lacazette 'set the lead the team against West Ham.'
Mikel Arteta removed the armband from the Gabon striker after he failed to return on time from a trip to France to collect his sick mother last week.
It wasn't the first time Aubameyang has breached discipline and this latest indiscretion compounded long-standing concerns about Aubameyang's suitability to be club captain.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is expected to return to Arsenal training on Wednesday after being stripped of the captaincy by manager Mikel Arteta
A late return from an approved trip to France to collect his sick mother last week proved the final straw for Arteta after the player's previous indiscretions
However, he reportedly won't be punished further by being ostracised from the rest of the Arsenal squad and is due to return to their London Colney training ground on Wednesday.