Mikel Arteta has "banished" seven Arsenal players from first team training

Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, is said to have "exiled" seven players from first team practices.

It's been gathered that Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, and Jurrien Timber were all acquired by the Arsenal this summer at a total cost of more than £200 million. Additionally, they acquired Brentford goalkeeper David Raya on a loan with a purchase option.

For Arteta, outgoings in the team included, Goalkeeper Matt Turner and Auston Trusty have both departed the team on long-term contracts. Granit Xhaka left the club early to join Bayer Leverkusen.

It's been learnt that the players include, Balogun, Kieran Tierney, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Nuno Tavares, and Rob Holding  

On Thursday, the banished players all worked out alone from the rest of the Arsenal team.

Additionally, it has been stated that Nicolas Pepe nor Cedric Soares, who both spent the second part of last season on loan, were practicing with either the primary or separate group.