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Here is your morning Arsenal digest on Saturday, September 16.
Arteta on Pepe exit
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has spoken about the club's decision to allow Nicolas Pepe to leave the north London outfit. Speaking about Pepe's move to Turkish side Tranzonspor, Arteta said: "I wasn’t involved in the process of that deal.
"What I can say about him as a person is he’s a phenomenal boy. It’s not his fault the amount of money we paid.
"When things are not working you have to move on. It’s no point trying when it’s not working."
Bukayo Saka latest
Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka reportedly continues to be nagged by an Achilles injury that dogged him during the 2022/23 campaign. But Mikel Arteta assured supporters that there is nothing to worry about with the 22-year-old's fitness levels.
"He's fine, he trained normally today. There's nothing to report" the Spaniard said when asked about Saka.
He added: "Every player has pains or issues. But [there is] nothing to worry about."
Read more here.
Ivan Toney update
Brentford manager Thomas Frank has opened up on Ivan Toney ahead of the striker's return to training on Monday. Arsenal have been linked with a move for the England international in recent times but now Frank has spoken about his excitement for his star forward's return to action, claiming that the player himself is very pleased to return to training alongside his teammates.
"It's very good to have him back, he's a very good player but more importantly a person to have around the group," Frank said when asked about Toney on Thursday. "I'm pretty sure he's also very happy to be allowed back in to play football and to be around his team-mates that he loves to be around.
"He's vibrant, definitely, and he'll give us a lift. We'd prefer to have him in the team, but that's not possible."
Read the full story here.
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