Matteo Guendouzi Regrets Mocking Brighton Players Over Their Wages

Matteo Guendouzi opened up on the altercation he had at Brighton last year.

That was the single breaking point for the midfielder in his Arsenal career, after which he was completely dropped from the squad.

Mikel Arteta was not willing to tolerate Guendouzi’s attitude and eventually sent him away on loan to Hertha Berlin. The youngster, who had previously excelled under Unai Emery quickly fell out amongst the Gunners fans as well. Now, he is impressing in the Bundesliga but his future at North London might be beyond salvageable.

“It was a gesture that I should have maybe not done,” he admitted to France Football.

“It might have shocked a few people, yes, but you know, in the Champions League or in a local match, during the games, there is always a lot of frustration. We always want to win. And, during bad results, or injustices or things said on the pitch that you sometimes don’t like, you can, sometimes, have bad reactions.

“There are things like that, five or six times per match. It is not malicious. There was not a problem with the FA, I was never suspended. It is always in the obsession around winning, to help your team.”