“I respect Mikel a lot. I’d love to talk to him one day, to understand his reasons for sending Matteo as well as Lucas Torreira on loan, and tell him my view in relation to their qualities,” Arsenal’s former head of recruitment Sven Mislintat told The Athletic.
“If you’re not playing Matteo in midfield, it must be a very strong midfield.”
Mislintat was the key man behind Guendouzi's transfer from Lorient to Arsenal for £7m in the summer of 2018.
Under Unai Emery, the kid quickly established himself as a mainstay of the team.
In his first season with the Gunners, the youngster clocked over 3.000 minutes in 48 appearances across all competitions scoring a goal and delivering 2 assists.
However, the Frenchman was frozen out of the squad last season following the incident in the Brighton clash when he grabbed Neal Maupay by the throat.
