OFFICIAL: Mkhitaryan To Miss Europa League Final

Arsenal have confirmed that Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not travel to Baku with the rest of the Gunners squad for the UEFA Europa League final vs Chelsea.

Arsenal in a statement said they are very sad that a player will miss out on a major European final in circumstances such as this, as it is something that comes along very rarely in a footballer’s career.

The statement read:

We have thoroughly explored all the options for Micki to be part of the squad but after discussing this with Micki and his family we have collectively agreed he will not be in our travelling party.

We have written to Uefa expressing our deep concerns about this situation. Micki has been a key player in our run to the final so this is a big loss for us from a team perspective.

We’re also very sad that a player will miss out on a major European final in circumstances such as this, as it is something that comes along very rarely in a footballer’s career.

Micki will continue to be part of our preparations until we depart for Baku at the weekend.

Mkhitaryan, an Armenian is being denied an opportunity to play in the Europa League final due to security fears between his country, Armenia and Azerbaijan, the host of the final.

Arsenal play London rivals, Chelsea in Baku on the 29th of May 2019 as the Gunners hope to seal UEFA champions league qualification.