Henrikh Mkhitaryan To Miss Europa League Final, Arsenal Announce
21st May 2019
The Gunners have thoroughly explored all the options for the midfielder to be part of the squad but after discussing this with him and his family they have collectively agreed he will not be in their travelling party
- Arsenal have written to Uefa expressing our deep concerns about this situation. Micki has been a key player in our run to the final so this is a big loss for us from a team perspective.
- "We’re also very sad that a player will miss out on a major European final in circumstances such as this, as it is something that comes along very rarely in a footballer’s career- Arsenal
LONDON, England- Arsenal are 'very disappointed' to announce on Tuesday that Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not be travelling with the squad for our Uefa Europa League final against Chelsea on May 29.
The Gunners have thoroughly explored all the options for Micki to be part of the squad but after discussing this with Micki and his family they have collectively agreed he will not be in their travelling party.
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Arsenal have written to Uefa expressing our deep concerns about this situation. Micki has been a key player in our run to the final so this is a big loss for us from a team perspective.
"We’re also very sad that a player will miss out on a major European final in circumstances such as this, as it is something that comes along very rarely in a footballer’s career.
"Micki will continue to be part of our preparations until we depart for Baku at the weekend," Arsenal added.