Mikel Arteta has said there will be consequences for any Arsenal player found to be breaking coronavirus protocols but did not confirm if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang did when he had a tattoo done last week. Aubameyang posted footage of himself being given a tattoo on social media on February 10, and Arsenal confirmed they would speak to the player regarding the incident. Neither Aubameyang nor the tattoo artist, Barcelona-based Alejandro Nicolas Bernal, were wearing masks, raising concerns that the striker may have broken coronavirus protocols. Arteta confirmed Aubameyang has travelled to Italy with the Arsenal squad for Thursday night's Europa League tie against Benfica and said: "Whatever we do with our players, we keep it internally. We want to win a trophy for this club and to participate in the Champions League again would be massive for this club."

Source: Sky sports February 17, 2021 20:15 UTC