Arsenal transfer target Yannick Carrasco suspended by club and banned from training ground

Arsenal target Yannick Carrasco was suspended by his Chinese club Dalian Yifang, according to The Mirror. The player returned late to China after missing a flight connection as he returned from international duty Belgium. Carrasco was an unused substitute in the 3-0 win against Kazakhstan but came off the bench during the 3-0 victory over Scotland. Chinese Super League outfit has told him he is not welcome at the training ground and have ordered him to give a public apology. "Yannick Carrasco of the Dalian Football Club was absent from the away game against Hebei China Fortune and missed training," the club wrote in a statement, which has been translated from Chinese. "The club now imposes the following penalties on him: Order Carrasco to apologise to the team within three days and stop training. The club has always attached importance to the team's discipline construction, and no individual is above the collective. The club treats everyone equally." The Belgian has already made it clear that he wants to leave China in order to return to a club in Europe. Arsenal are reportedly ready to pay a fee in excess of £25m to complete the deal. Carrasco has played in 10 Chinese Super league matches this season, scoring seven goals.

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