Arsenal risk being hard-balled by clubs interested in signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang — with head coach Mikel Arteta open to offers for the striker.
The Gabon forward's future is under a cloud after he was stripped of the club captaincy following his latest disciplinary breach.
Arteta confirmed on Saturday that Aubameyang was left out of the squad who beat Southampton 3-0 because of a disciplinary issue, and then the club announced on Tuesday that he was no longer skipper.
Now there are concerns behind the scenes that Arsenal have devalued one of their biggest assets by discussing the issue so openly.