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Arsenal outcast Pablo Mari has opened up on the candid Mikel Arteta talks which sealed his move away from the Emirates.

Mari became Mikel Arteta’s first signing when he joined, initially on loan from Flamengo, in January 2020.

The 28-year-old had made just two appearances for the Gunners before the Premier League was suspended due to the first outbreak of coronavirus in March of that year.

The versatile defender then started the first game of Project Restart but suffered a serious ankle injury just minutes into the 3-0 defeat by his former side Manchester City.

Despite the lengthy injury, Arsenal agreed to make his deal permanent in the summer of that year, signing a four-year contract at the start of the window.

Mari was then in and out of the side in the 2020/21 season, before sliding down the pecking order following the arrivals of players like Gabriel Magalhaes and Ben White.

Having played just twice in the early months of this season, Mari was allowed to join Serie A side Udinese on loan, in order to try and earn some regular first-team minutes.

And Mari has now admitted that Arteta made it clear that