Arsenal could sell Mathieu Debuchy after bust-up with manager Arsene Wenger
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Mathieu Debuchy could be allowed to leave Arsenal in January after his bust-up with Arsene Wenger.
Gunners boss Wenger was angry with French full back Debuchy for claiming that Arsenal blocked him leaving for Manchester United in January 2016.
Wenger was originally planning to keep 31-year-old Debuchy as cover at right back with Carl Jenkinson going out on loan for the rest of the season.
But Debuchy’s outburst in the French press - in which he claimed Wenger blocked him leaving for Old Trafford and also did not speak to him - has gone down spectacularly badly.
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Debuchy, 31, has been out with a hamstring injury but Arsenal are now open to potentially letting Jenkinson AND the former Newcastle right back go in January
Debuchy has struggled to get a regular place at Arsenal, especially since Hector Bellerin’s emergence as a first choice at the Emirates.
Gabriel and Francis Coquelin could both provide cover at right back if there was an injury to Bellerin.
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There has been interest from France and Wenger has got tough with players in the past who have upset him.
Hull, Watford, Swansea, Aston Villa and West Ham all want Jenkinson on loan to help him getting player regularly.
Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce had Jenkinson at West Ham and could move for him but Arsenal are only considering a loan with a permanent switch likely in the summer.