{"id":296473,"date":"2023-10-20T08:25:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T08:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296473"},"modified":"2023-10-20T08:25:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T08:25:50","slug":"matteo-guendouzi-aims-dig-at-arsenal-after-bitter-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/matteo-guendouzi-aims-dig-at-arsenal-after-bitter-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Matteo Guendouzi aims dig at Arsenal after bitter exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Matteo Guendouzi claims he received a warmer welcome at Lazio than Arsenal, as he aims dig at the Gunners after bitter exit following fall-out with Mikel Arteta<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matteo Guendouzi left Arsenal permanently last year after being frozen out<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He&#8217;s hit out at his former club, stating he&#8217;s received a warmer welcome at Lazio<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Coming Up!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lazio midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has hit out at Arsenal after his bitter exit from the club last year.<\/p>\n<p>Guendouzi, 24, left Arsenal to join Marseille permanently last summer, and has since been loaned out to Lazio for the current campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He has quickly settled into life in Italy, and has thanked the fans for the support he has received, while also aiming a dig at his former employers in the process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The fans\u2019 passion in this city is amazing,&#8217; Guendouzi told Italian outlet <span>Il Messaggero<\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was welcomed warmly, like in Marseille, but more than at Arsenal. I will pay them (Lazio fans) back with interest.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/08\/76788921-12652587-image-m-33_1697785947845.jpg\" height=\"355\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matteo Guendouzi made a promising start to his Arsenal career after joining the club in 2018<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/08\/76788275-12652587-image-m-19_1697785653816.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He was frozen out of the team by Mikel Arteta after taunting Brighton players over their wages<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/08\/76789145-12652587-image-a-39_1697786354466.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He has since joined Lazio, and claimed he received a warmer welcome than when he was at Arsenal<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Guendouzi joined Arsenal in 2018 from French outfit Lorient and established himself as one of the brightest young talents at the Emirates over the next couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>However, his progress quickly stalled after he fell out with manager Mikel Arteta for taunting Brighton players over their wages during a Premier League clash in June 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The French international was subsequently frozen out of the team before sealing a loan move to Hertha Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Despite impressing in Germany, Guendouzi was unable to force his way back into Arteta&#8217;s plans following their disagreement and never played for the Gunners again.<\/p>\n<p>He would go on to spend two years at Marseille prior to his switch to Lazio, and is happy working under former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri at the Stadio Olimpico.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, despite Arsenal&#8217;s progress since he left, Guendouzi does not appear to miss the English side and has now slammed the atmosphere at the club when he was there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12652587\/Matteo-Guendouzi-claims-received-warmer-welcome-Lazio-Arsenal-aims-dig-Gunners-bitter-exit-following-fall-Mikel-Arteta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matteo Guendouzi claims he received a warmer welcome at Lazio than Arsenal, as he aims dig at the Gunners after <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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