FBL-FRA-LIGUE1-MARSEILLE-BORDEAUX — Marseille's French midfielder Remy Cabella (L) vies with Bordeaux's French defender Mathieu Debuchy during the French L1 football match Marseille vs Bordeaux on April 10, 2016 at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France. AFP PHOTO / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Debuchy will return to Arsenal

Debuchy's back but for how long?

Jun 4, 2016

Mathieu Debuchy is – shockingly – set to return to Arsenal.

According to L’Equipe, the right-back, who spent the second half of the season on loan at Ligue 1’s Bordeaux has decided not to stay and is instead returning to north London.

The decision seems odd considering the Frenchman was so keen to get away from us but this was mainly down to wanting playing time. Now that he hasn’t made the Euro 2016 team due to injury, his purpose being there has gone. His whole objective was to be noticed and therefore picked for the squad, he hasn’t been, so why stay?

528985756 bordeaux french defender mathieu debuchy gettyimages — Bordeaux’ French defender Mathieu Debuchy holds the ball during the French Ligue 1 football match between Bordeaux and Lorient on May 7, 2016 at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux, southwestern France. (NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP/Getty Images)

What will be interesting to see is how long he stays in north London. I’m sure he doesn’t fancy playing second fiddle to 21-year-old Hector Bellerin who has now been promoted to the Spain senior squad and will most likely only continue to excel. Will he leave? I would say it’s likely.

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