Kieran Gibbs set to leave Arsenal as he’s left out of Emirates Cup squad by boss Arsene Wenger
England man linked with a move to Rafael Benitez's Newcastle this summer after slipping down Gunners' pecking order
KIERAN GIBBS looks set to leave Arsenal after being left out of Emirates Cup squad by boss Arsene Wenger.
The England man, 27, has been linked with a move to Rafael Benitez's Newcastle this summer after slipping down Gunners' pecking order.
Gibbs - a ten-cap international - only featured in 11 of Arsenal's Premier League games last season as he fell behind Nacho Monreal in Wenger's plans.
The Gunners youth product has been chased by a host of clubs, with West Brom also launching a £10million bid for the left-back.
In all, Gibbs has spent ten seasons in the first-team squad, making his debut in 2007-08 in the League Cup.
He went on to make 230 appearances in all competitions, scoring six times - with 137 Premier League outings.
Meanwhile, there is room in the squad for Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding and Calum Chambers - who have failed to feature in pre-season.
The trio all took part in the European Under-21 Championship in Poland and were granted additional leave.
New signing Alexandre Lacazette is in the squad, while youngster Cohen Bramall is joined by Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock and Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
Arsenal squad in full:
4. Per Mertesacker
6. Laurent Koscielny
8. Aaron Ramsey
9. Alexandre Lacazette
11. Mesut Ozil
12. Olivier Giroud
13. David Ospina
14. Theo Walcott
15. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
16. Rob Holding
17. Alex Iwobi
18. Nacho Monreal
21. Calum Chambers
23. Danny Welbeck
24. Hector Bellerin
26. Emiliano Martinez
29. Granit Xhaka
30. Ainsley Maitland-Niles
31. Sead Kolasinac
33. Petr Cech
34. Francis Coquelin
35. Mohamed Elneny
40. Cohen Bramall
61. Reiss Nelson
69. Joe Willock