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Ian Wright believes Mikel Arteta is DONE with Arsenal star and his time at the club is now over

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Updated 21:08 22 Jan 2025 GMTPublished 20:35 22 Jan 2025 GMT

Ian Wright believes Mikel Arteta is DONE with Arsenal star and his time at the club is now over

One player's time could be up.

Tom Jenkins

Tom Jenkins

Former Gunners striker Ian Wright believes that Mikel Arteta is 'done' with one Arsenal star and implied he is no longer trusted to be on the pitch for the big occasion.

Arsenal sit second in the Premier League, but are eight points behind table topping Liverpool who have also played one game less.

Arteta's side have only lost twice in the league to date, however, eight draws have hindered their attempt to chase Arne Slot's side down.

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A flurry of injuries have also played a role in Arsenal's struggles, with Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka facing lengthy spells on the sidelines already.

William Saliba has been the latest to be stricken with injury, however, despite being 'very worried' the French defender appears to be nearing a return.

However, despite considerable injury woes one star has continuously been overlooked by Arteta which has worried Wright.

Despite the injury to Saliba, Jakub Kiwior did not feature against Aston Villa with Arteta opting to play players out of position instead.

"It's worrying, if you’re Kiwior right now, you’re probably thinking it’s done," Wright told Kelly Cates on the latest episode of The Kelly and Wrighty Show.

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Kiwior was signed for a reported £20m in January of 2023, and has made 35 Premier League appearances but has been an unused substitute for Arsenal's last seven league games.

The Poland international has returned to the starting lineup for Arsenal's Champions League clash with Dinamo Zagreb.

Jakub Kiwior in action for Arsenal this season- Getty
Jakub Kiwior in action for Arsenal this season- Getty

Arsenal are set to comfortably qualify for the latter stages of the tournament, which could provide the perfect stage for Kiwior to claim his place back in Arteta's plans.

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Wright has also not impressed with how Arteta changed his defense in Saliba's absence against Villa, with Jurien Timber replacing the Frenchman and Thomas Partey filling in at right-back.

"For me, if you’re going to change like that, I’d have put (Declan) Rice at right centre-back and Timber at right-back,’ Wright added.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, Ian Wright, Declan Rice, Premier League, Champions League, William Saliba

Tom Jenkins
Tom Jenkins

Tom Jenkins is a Social Editor and Journalist for SPORTBible. Specialises in Football and F1 but has experience covering a variety of sports such as MMA, Boxing and Cricket. Suffers weekly as an Evertonian.

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