By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat’s Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk)
Four Arsenal players namely David Luiz, Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Pepe and Granit Xhaka have reportedly been spoken to by the club for allegedly breaking lockdown rules imposed on account of the dreaded coronavirus.
Arsenal which confirmed this development to reporters said the four players were contacted by the club after pictures and videos emerged on social media channels allegedly breaching government guidelines put in place to safeguard citizens and residents against Covid-19.
Summer signing Pepe was filmed playing football with friends in North London while Xhaka and Luiz met up at a park in Southgate and Lacazette was photographed talking to a car valeter on his driveway. Tottenham duo Serge Aurier and Moussa Sissoko recently apologized after posting videos of themselves training together on Instagram. Spurs also hit the headlines after boss Jose Mourinho was pictured holding a one-on-one training session in north London with midfielder Tanguy Ndombele.
