Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has played down the prospect of losing Kieran Tierney this summer.

The Scot has been linked with a move away and Newcastle United are said to be a club interested in the left-back.

Arteta was asked whether the lack of game time added any pressure on the potential summer exit of Tierney he dismissed that he was even thinking about it. However, he did again promise that rotation will feature in the next couple of games.

“I don't know, I'm not thinking about it," he told football.london.

"I'm thinking about what's best for the team and obviously and the players with the right to play minutes which they all deserve and we're going to try to do that in the next couple of games."