Arsenal youngster eyeing the Emirates exit
Arsenal youngster Francis Coquelin has told Arsene Wenger to give him more first team opportunities or risk losing him when the transfer window re-opens in January.
The 20-year-old has spent most of his time in the reserves or on the substitutes bench since joining the Gunners from French side Stade Lavallois in 2008.
His clamour for first team football saw him spend a productive spell on loan at Ligue 1 side Lorient last season and thought his displays had done enough to persuade the Emirates boss to use him more often.
Thing’s haven’t transpired how the France under-21 international had planned with Wenger restricting him to just two league outings this year and he admitted he is frustrated and believes he deserves more chances than he is currently getting.
He said: “I thought I had a shot to play so I decided to stay at Arsenal.
“I played a lot at first, even big games, but when players came back from injury I just disappeared.
“It is often said that when you are young you have time but I played a whole season at Lorient and now I’m virtually not playing at all. It’s annoying.
“Given my playing time here, the idea of a departure this winter is in my head for sure.”
