What happened. Mikel Arteta left Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri out of Arsenal's 20-man squad for the Community Shield against Manchester City, despite both travelling with the team.

No reasonable offers received for either player yet.
Galatasaray's £38m bid for Martinelli was below asking price.
Martinelli not interested in a move to Turkey.

Both players have strong exit links, but Arsenal await suitable offers.

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