Merino also back on the training ground (Picture: Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Arteta said: ‘That’s for the club to decide what is the best decision. It’s that obvious that maybe we don’t ...

“I decided to try and give it a chance to force my way back in, but I came back the next day to the training ground and they blocked the gate. “I wasn’t allowed to enter the Arsenal training ...

Former Ipswich striker Connor Wickham is currently training with Watford’s academy. The 31-year-old has been without a club since leaving Charlton last summer after a brief stint with the Addicks.

It was also always very difficult to make debuts and play in these top teams like Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool." Even if it was just in training ... the ropes at Watford where he became ...