Arsenal star who says he doesn’t know where he’ll be next term spotted today at Sobha Realty Training Centre
Arsenal midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga returned to the North London club today after spending last season on loan with Sevilla, training at the Sobha Realty Training Centre with the rest of his teammates.
Like others, the Gunners midfielder underwent a series of tests in the gym before getting back onto the grass for the first training session of pre-season, but his future at the club remains in doubt.
Lokonga has not played for Arsenal since he moved to Crystal Palace on loan for the second half of 2022-23 in January 2023, and he is unlikely to feature for them again.
The 25-year-old Belgian spent 2023-24 on loan with Luton Town before moving to Sevilla last term, and he has admitted that he does not know where he will be spending next season.
“So the situation is really, really open,” Lokonga told Standard Sport back in May.
“To talk about my future… I can’t say anything, because I really don’t know where I will end up.
“I can’t say it’s tough, because I still have one year on my contract, but it is true that as a player you want to know where you will end up or where you will stay.
“For me, I really don’t know what is going to happen – but what I know for sure is I need stability. I need a club where I can stay for two or three years, to play and develop again.”
Arsenal are not short of options in the middle of the park despite losing Thomas Partey and Jorginho at the end of last season.
Martin Zubimendi joined a few days ago while Brentford captain Christian Norgaard is expected to be announced officially as their new player any moment from now after he was spotted with sporting director Andrea Berta at the training ground on Tuesday.
Declan Rice, Mikel Merino and Myles Lewis-Skelly are also options manager Mikel Arteta can call upon in the role, and Lokonga should be on his way out in the coming days.
He played 39 times for the Gunners after joining from Anderlecht in July 2024, and he was not able to impress Arteta despite some brilliant performances in his debut campaign.
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