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Published: April 30, 2021 5:24 pm
Last Updated: April 30, 2021 5:30 pm
An update on the future of on-loan Arsenal midfielder Dani Ceballos has been forthcoming online on Friday.
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Pepe pulls one back
The name of Spanish international Ceballos has of course been back in the headlines over the last 24 hours.
This comes with the 24-year-old having been lucky not to cost Arsenal dear in the club’s meeting with Villarreal.
Mikel Arteta and co. made the trip to the Estadio de la Ceramica on Thursday night, for the first-leg of their crunch Europa League semi-final showdown with Villarreal.
The clash marked a crucial one for the Gunners, with Europa League glory representing the club’s only realistic shot at securing European football for next season.
In turn, when Arsenal fell two goals behind inside half an hour courtesy of strikes from Manu Trigueros and Raul Albiol, the hopes of the Premier League giants looked set to go up in smoke.
VILLARREAL SCORE AGAIN! ?
Raúl Albiol makes it 2-0!#VILARS | #UEL pic.twitter.com/qn8eiKmQmY
— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) April 29, 2021
This was then followed by the aforementioned Ceballos being sent for an early bath just shy of the hour mark, after picking up a needless 2nd yellow card.
Thankfully for all associated with the club, Nicolas Pepe’s spot-kick inside the closing twenty minutes kept Arsenal very much in the tie ahead of next week’s 2nd-leg, but, all told, the north Londoners were lucky not to have seen their campaign essentially ended in the east of Spain on Thursday.
‘Expected to leave’
In turn, speaking during his post-match interview, it came as little surprise when Mikel Arteta was drawn on Ceballos’ foolish dismissal.
Calls had mounted for the midfielder to be withdrawn in the buildup to his 2nd booking, with Arteta having confirmed that, after coming to the realisation that Ceballos had not heeded his half-time warning, a change was being readied:
‘I haven’t seen the action again [but] obviously we talked at half time that you have to be careful.’
‘I was going to take him off but by the time Gabi (Gabriel Martinelli) was ready to come on that action happened and he was out.’
Mikel Arteta CANNOT BELIEVE Dani Ceballos has been sent off ? #UEL
[?: @DAZN_CA] pic.twitter.com/wVNwPC9EgT
— Goal (@goal) April 29, 2021
In the aftermath of their side’s miraculous escape last night, many an Arsenal fan, in turn, have since made clear their feelings that Ceballos’ loan from Real Madrid should not be made permanent this summer.
And, if the latest word stemming from the media is anything to go by, then such supporters need not fret.
As per transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the decision for Ceballos to return to the Spanish capital was made ‘weeks ago’, with a future in north London beyond the end of the season having seemingly been ruled out:
Dani Ceballos is expected to leave Arsenal at the end of the season, the decision has been made weeks ago. The midfielder will come back to Real Madrid after spending the season on loan to Arsenal, then he’ll decide his future. ⚪️? #AFC #Real
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 30, 2021
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 33 | 45 | 77 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 33 | 29 | 67 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 33 | 22 | 62 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 33 | 20 | 58 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 33 | 10 | 55 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 33 | 16 | 54 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 33 | 18 | 53 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 32 | 4 | 52 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 33 | 0 | 47 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 33 | 7 | 46 |
| 11 | Aston Villa FC | 32 | 9 | 45 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 33 | -13 | 41 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 32 | -20 | 38 |
| 14 | Burnley FC | 33 | -15 | 36 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 32 | -18 | 36 |
| 16 | Newcastle United FC | 33 | -18 | 36 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 33 | -6 | 34 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 33 | -18 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | -34 | 25 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 33 | -38 | 17 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 21 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 16 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 15 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 14 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 14 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 13 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 13 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 10 |
| Wood, Chris | Burnley FC | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 10 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | Leicester City FC | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 9 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 10 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 9 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 8 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 7 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 7 |
| Holgate, Mason | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 6 |
| McGoldrick, David | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 7 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 7 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 0 | 7 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 7 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 7 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 6 |
| Alioski, Ezgjan | Leeds United | 0 | 7 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 7 |
| Andersen, Joachim | Fulham FC | 1 | 6 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 8 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 6 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 6 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 6 |
| Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 6 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 6 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| McNeil, Dwight | Burnley FC | 6 |
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