Arteta is the main reason I left Arsenal; he does not treat his players equally’: £40 million Arsenal player finally explains why he left EMIRATE last summer – Not Aubameyang.

Although everything is OK at Arsenal right now, fans may be little sad that one player was allowed to leave in January.

Mikel Arteta’s team enjoyed a calm month as expected, ready for another large summer expenditure.

Perhaps Arsenal will finally pursue a deal to sign Brentford striker Ivan Toney, who has been linked with the club numerous times.

In any case, it’s evident that Arteta’s team will have a lot of clout in the market, hoping to entice stars like Declan Rice back.

The main consequence to this trend and investment is the growing distance between Arsenal’s first team and the Hale End academy.

Bukayo Saka, 22, is likely the last player to make the step up, indicating how long it has been.

Perhaps with that in mind, Lino Sousa chose to quit Arsenal in January and join Aston Villa.

The 19-year-old had a solid reputation in North London, but he believed his future was better spent elsewhere.

Almost immediately after leaving Villa, Sousa joined Plymouth Argyle on loan for the rest of the season.

Lino Sousa now reveals his choice to quit Arsenal in January.
Since joining Plymouth, Sousa has spoken with Plymouth Live, explaining his decision to leave Arsenal, among other things.

Arsenal fans were surprised when the news broke abruptly around the end of January, and many are still asking why.

However, Sousa has now provided some clarity.

He went on to say: “I wanted to get out and play first team football, whether that was at Arsenal or elsewhere, and I felt as if Villa provided me the right platform and the right plan to go ahead and do that, so that’s why I made that conscious decision to leave.”