France international Mathieu Debuchy admits he could be forced to leave Arsenal in January in search of first-team football.
Debuchy, 30, joined Arsenal from Newcastle United in 2014 but injuries and the emergence of Hector Bellerin over the last 12 months have seen game time limited for the Frenchman.
With the European Championship’s quickly approaching, Debuchy is aware of the importance of game time in order to force his way into Didier Deschamps’ France squad and he will force a move in January if he fails to break into the first-team.
“At the moment, I need game time,” Debuchy told RMC. “The past two games, I haven’t been in the [France] squad.
“Everything is clear. I need game time and that’s why I’ll have to discuss it with the coach soon. We will see what offers there are between now and [January] – if there are any.”
Of players to have featured for Arsenal this season, only two players have played fewer minutes than Debuchy in the Premier League thus far (144 mins).
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