Arsenal's French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi waves to the crowd at the end of the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Arsenal at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on November 9, 2019. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Matteo Guendouzi to Hertha Berlin ‘done’ says journalist

Oct 5, 2020

Matteo Guendouzi’s loan move to Hertha Berlin is done according to Fabrizio Romano.

SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Sheffield United and Arsenal FC at Bramall Lane on October 21, 2019 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) — SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 21: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Sheffield United and Arsenal FC at Bramall Lane on October 21, 2019 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Matteo Guendouzi turned down the chance to join Hertha Berlin a few months ago but with little-to-no interest in him from any other clubs and no future at Arsenal, he has accepted a deal to join the Germans.

As reported on Sunday night, there is no loan fee and Guendouzi’s camp insisted on no option to buy.

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1313046945359958017

Guendouzi will have just one year left on his Arsenal deal when his loan is over and the player who arrived as ‘one for the future’ but was thrust into the Arsenal first team on a regular basis by Unai Emery, inflating an already over-sized ego, will have a lot of self-reflection to do. If he can, that is.